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1225586

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish further details on (a) how the £5 billion fund for rural roll-out will be allocated to support the roll-out of full fibre broadband and (b) what share of that funding will be allocated to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	75392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>We are currently developing the pipeline of premises for initial deployment under the £5 billion investment into gigabit-capable broadband. To ensure these are successfully delivered, we need to consult plans with industry, Local Bodies and Devolved Administrations. We plan to publish the first draft pipeline later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The £5bn programme will deliver to the hardest to reach premises in the UK. These are disproportionately situated in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland given their rurality. It is too early in our programme design process to provide figures of how much funding each region will receive from the programme. However, the funding will be allocated based on the number of eligible premises in that area, as opposed to the Barnett Formula.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Before we can confirm the share of the funding which will be allocated to Scotland we need the R100 programme, the Scottish superfast broadband programme, to complete its procurement phase so that we can determine which specific premises are in scope for R100 and therefore what remains to be done with funding from the £5bn. We are working with the Scottish Government to align our interventions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 22/07/2020 07:48:28 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1225590

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for reaching the Government target of full fibre broadband for all people by 2025 of the provisions in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review; and whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of the wider proposals in that review.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	75393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity as soon as possible. Over 3.5 million premises (or 12% of the UK) can access gigabit capable broadband according to the latest Ofcom figures, compared to 7% a year ago. Gigabit coverage is even higher at 20%, or one in five UK premises, as a result of Virgin Media’s upgrades of its existing cable network.</p><p>We support industry’s plans to deliver gigabit broadband to the most commercial parts of the UK (c.80% of the country) and will continue to take action to remove barriers to deployment to help them deliver this by 2025.</p><p>It will be more difficult to deliver gigabit connectivity to the hardest to reach 20% of the country by 2025. This is why we have committed a record £5 billion of capital funding to support deployment in these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 28/07/2020 15:12:22 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1225618

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the role of ultrafast full fibre broadband to the economic recovery after the covid-19 outbreak; and what progress his Department has made on the rollout of that service.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	75471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>World class digital connectivity is key to the UK economy and the Government remains committed to delivering nationwide gigabit-capable and full fibre broadband as soon as possible.</p><p>A recent study commissioned by Ofcom finds that investment in broadband has had significant benefits to the UK economy and that increased connectivity has a positive relationship with economic growth and productivity. Furthermore a study undertaken for Cityfibre has predicted that the total economic impact of deploying ‘full fibre’ (FTTP) broadband networks across 100 distinct UK city and towns, could reach £120 billion over a 15 year period. In addition, work commissioned by the NIC estimated net benefits from investment in FTTP with 100% coverage of up to £28 billion (in present value terms) by 2050. This is before taking account of the potential for FTTP to deliver wider economic benefits, for example, improvements in productivity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Good progress has been made over the past year. The latest Ofcom figures demonstrate full fibre coverage has increased to 3.5 million premises (or 12% of the UK), and by 1.5 million premises in the past year. Estimates of gigabit coverage are even higher at over 20% of UK premises, as a result of Virgin Media’s upgrades of its existing network.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is taking action to further reduce barriers to broadband deployment, including through the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold) Property Bill, which will make it easier to connect properties where there is an unresponsive landlord. The department is also committed to investing £5 billion to deliver nationwide gigabit-capable coverage to the hardest to reach parts of the country, so that no areas are left behind.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 06/08/2020 10:00:26 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1225622

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bowling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the economic cost of maintaining the closure of bowling alleys as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	75394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>Bowling alleys will be able to reopen from 1 August provided they have written a COVID-19 risk assessment.</p><p>We have worked closely with stakeholders to develop further Covid-19 Secure reopening guidance for venues such as bowling alleys. Specific guidance on bowling alleys has been published within UKHospitality’s ‘COVID-19 Secure Guidelines for Hospitality Businesses.’ We continue to meet regularly with the wider sector through the Cultural Renewal Taskforce’s Sport and Visitor Economy working groups.</p><p>As with all aspects of the Government’s response to Covid-19, our decisions have been and will continue to be based on scientific evidence and public health assessments.</p><p>To support businesses - including bowling alleys - through Covid-19, the Government has introduced a comprehensive support package, including business rates relief for eligible leisure businesses and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 74595 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:31:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1225635

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the final Government response to the consultation of Online Harms White Paper that closed in July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	75481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to making the UK the safest place to be online, and we are working at pace on our proposals. We will publish a full government response later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2020 12:03:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1225715

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason his Department has not published a response to the consultation entitled, Consultation on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games that closed in October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	75395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>DCMS held a consultation seeking views on whether to raise the minimum age for playing National Lottery games as part of work on the next National Lottery licence, which is due to begin in 2023. The responses are currently being considered and I will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817457/Consultation_on_the_minimum_age_for_playing_National_Lottery_games.pdf" target="_blank">consultation on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games</a> provides information on the estimated number of National Lottery players by age brackets which include the age bracket 16 and 17 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Estimated number of 16 and 17 year old National Lottery ‘regular players’ based on survey data between April 2016 and March 2019 and population estimates.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Played NL draw-based games</p></td><td><p>Played NL scratchcards</p></td><td><p>Played online instant win games</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>204,000</p></td><td><p>231,000</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 75396 75397 question first answered 03/08/2020 15:12:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1225716

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to raise the age for playing the National Lottery to 18 years old.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	75396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>DCMS held a consultation seeking views on whether to raise the minimum age for playing National Lottery games as part of work on the next National Lottery licence, which is due to begin in 2023. The responses are currently being considered and I will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817457/Consultation_on_the_minimum_age_for_playing_National_Lottery_games.pdf" target="_blank">consultation on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games</a> provides information on the estimated number of National Lottery players by age brackets which include the age bracket 16 and 17 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Estimated number of 16 and 17 year old National Lottery ‘regular players’ based on survey data between April 2016 and March 2019 and population estimates.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Played NL draw-based games</p></td><td><p>Played NL scratchcards</p></td><td><p>Played online instant win games</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>204,000</p></td><td><p>231,000</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 75395 75397 question first answered 03/08/2020 15:12:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1225717

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of children aged between 16 and 18 playing the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	75397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>DCMS held a consultation seeking views on whether to raise the minimum age for playing National Lottery games as part of work on the next National Lottery licence, which is due to begin in 2023. The responses are currently being considered and I will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817457/Consultation_on_the_minimum_age_for_playing_National_Lottery_games.pdf" target="_blank">consultation on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games</a> provides information on the estimated number of National Lottery players by age brackets which include the age bracket 16 and 17 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Estimated number of 16 and 17 year old National Lottery ‘regular players’ based on survey data between April 2016 and March 2019 and population estimates.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Played NL draw-based games</p></td><td><p>Played NL scratchcards</p></td><td><p>Played online instant win games</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>204,000</p></td><td><p>231,000</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 75395 75396 question first answered 03/08/2020 15:12:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1225751

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Events Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he can provide a timeframe for the events and exhibitions sector on when gatherings of more than 30 people will be allowed.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	75254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>Meetings of up to 30 people indoors are now allowed in permitted venues if social distancing can be maintained and the venue can demonstrate that it has followed the<br>Covid-19 guidance.</p><p>From 1 August, exhibition and conference centres are allowed to show small groups (of up to 30 people with social distancing requirements) around to view the facilities and plan<br>future events and to enable government-backed pilots to take place. They should not be<br>open fully to host events more widely.</p><p>From 1 October, it is expected that events of all types (such as trade shows, consumer shows, exhibitions and conferences) will be allowed at a capacity allowing for compliance<br>with social distancing. As with all aspects of the Government’s response to COVID-19, our decisions have been and will continue to be based on scientific evidence and public health<br>assessments.</p><p>We have worked closely with events stakeholders through both the Visitor Economy and Events &amp; Entertainment Working Groups to develop Covid-19 Secure reopening guidance<br>for the business events industry. We continue to meet with the Events Industry Senior</p><p>Leaders Advisory Panel to discuss the specific issues facing the industry. Since 11 July, a range of outdoor events have been able to take place - including<br>agricultural shows, literary fairs and car boot sales.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 74707 question first answered 23/07/2020 10:53:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1225760

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2020 to Question 72898, what he was referring to when stating in the Computer Weekly article of 9 July 2020 that, Open banking models have allowed those in financial need to share their income to HM Revenue & Customs - fast-tracking their applications for new welfare entitlements.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	75281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The innovation referred to in the Computer Weekly article of 9 July 2020 is an application in development, identified by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) as part of their global repository of the most innovative uses of data in response to the pandemic. The Covid Credit software seeks to help sole traders acquire the relevant banking information needed to self-certify income and show loss to HMRC, using open banking software protocols to retrieve their financial data.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 03/08/2020 15:16:36 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah