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450711

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Openreach
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on which dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have met with BT to discuss separating Openreach from its parent company.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	25859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for the independent telecoms regulator, Ofcom, who is currently reviewing the markets for digital communications in the UK and is due to report at the end of this month. Government has no role in this process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 11:41:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

450712

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) West Sussex and (b) Mid Sussex that will have access to superfast broadband by completion of phase two of the superfast broadband programme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	26005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>By the end of phase two of the Superfast Broadband Programme approximately 95% of homes and businesses in West Sussex will have access to superfast broadband. For the Mid Sussex constituency over 96% of premises will have access to superfast broadband by the end of the project.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 13:46:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

450193

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued to its officials to support implementation of the Family Test.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	25589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>In October 2014, the Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Government officials on how the Test should be applied when formulating policy. Produced in collaboration with third sector partners from the Relationship Alliance, the guidance outlines the basis for the Family Test and provides policy officials with information on how the Test can be applied.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 11:42:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

450194

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to publish the reformed Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering a reformed Electronic Communications Code that is clear, fit for purpose, and supports network coverage which provides consumers with a choice of high quality telecommunications services. We are considering the interests of all stakeholders. We will update Parliament on plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 11:38:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

450195

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of homes in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	25664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>In the Woking constituency the Government expects 98% of homes &amp; businesses to have access to superfast broadband at the end of the Superfast Surrey project. At county level Surrey will have over 99% superfast broadband coverage by the end of the Superfast Surrey project.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 13:55:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

450196

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made in giving access to download speeds of at least 2mbps to residents of (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	25665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Nearly 90% of homes and businesses in the UK currently have access to superfast broadband - and we are on target for this to reach 95% by the end of 2017. All premises which cannot currently get 2Mbps will be able take advantage of a subsidised satellite broadband service which can deliver speeds of 10Mbps or more.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 13:56:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

449774

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department have had with (i) James Murdoch and (ii) representatives from Sky UK Limited in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	25369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Senior Civil Servants' meetings with external organisations, including senior media figures, are published routinely and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a> on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 11:37:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

449776

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate how many (a) households and (b) businesses do not currently reach Ofcom's acceptable minimum broadband speed of 10Mbit/s in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	25371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Nearly 90% of homes and businesses in the UK currently have access to superfast broadband - and we are on target to reach 95% by the end of 2017. The Ofcom Connected Nations Report, published in December 2015 (which can be found here: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/</a>) shows the percentage of premises that have access to broadband speeds above 10Mbit/s.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, we have substantially reduced the proportion of all UK premises with speeds less than 2Mbit/s - from 11% to around 1% in December last year. All homes and businesses that cannot currently get 2Mbps can now take advantage of a subsidised satellite broadband service delivering speeds of 10Mbps or more - meeting our commitment to provide access to at least 2Mbit/s broadband speed to all premises.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 25372 question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

449777

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) households and (b) businesses do not have a broadband speed of 2Mbit/s in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	25372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Nearly 90% of homes and businesses in the UK currently have access to superfast broadband - and we are on target to reach 95% by the end of 2017. The Ofcom Connected Nations Report, published in December 2015 (which can be found here: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/</a>) shows the percentage of premises that have access to broadband speeds above 10Mbit/s.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, we have substantially reduced the proportion of all UK premises with speeds less than 2Mbit/s - from 11% to around 1% in December last year. All homes and businesses that cannot currently get 2Mbps can now take advantage of a subsidised satellite broadband service delivering speeds of 10Mbps or more - meeting our commitment to provide access to at least 2Mbit/s broadband speed to all premises.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 25371 question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

449778

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, by when he expects all households and businesses to have access to fibre optic broadband.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	25373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government will launch a public consultation early next year in preparation for the implementation of a new broadband Universal Service Obligation by 2020, with the ambition to give people the legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps, no matter where in the country they live. Almost 90% of households and businesses in the UK currently have access to superfast broadband - and we are on target for this to reach 95% by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2016 11:39:26 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle