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1608726

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s £800 million budget will be allocated to research into (a) antimicrobial resistance as a whole, (b) rapid diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance, and (c) vaccine technologies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA will have maximum autonomy over its research and project choice; its procedures; and its institutional culture. Decisions on the programme portfolio will be set by ARIA, not ministers, and allocation of funding to research projects will be decided by those with relevant technical expertise.</p><p> </p><p>Over the coming months, ARIA is recruiting its first cohort of Programme Directors, who will help to shape and inform the Agency’s first set of research programmes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:12:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608727

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of withdrawing £1.6 billion for research for antimicrobial resistance on the UK’s ability to lead the world in that area.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The £1.6bn returned to HM Treasury, was part of funding put aside in the Spending Review for association to Horizon Europe. As we have been unable to associate in the financial year 2022/23, the departmental underspend was returned to the Exchequer. Any funding required for association in future years will be made available once there is clarity on UK association to EU programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Regardless of whether we reach an agreement with the EU on association, or launch our proposed alternative, the Government will ensure that UK researchers and businesses continue to benefit from world-leading collaboration opportunities in Europe and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608729

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance budget on UK antimicrobial resistance research projects carried out (a) by the One Health Poultry Hub and (b) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed £1.5bn in additional resources to support people fleeing oppression in Ukraine and Afghanistan. Recognising these significant and unanticipated costs, the UK remains committed to the use of ODA to fund research that can provide new solutions to critical challenges in development, and. We have robust mechanisms in place to assess the impact and value-for-money of our ODA-funded research programmes, which along with the priorities established by UK International Development Strategy, such as global health, are used to inform spending decisions on projects such as those linked to Antimicrobial Resistance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608780

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Life Sciences: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish a breakdown of the investments allocated to each of the four recipient companies of the Government’s Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing Fund grants by proportion of public and private sector for each investment.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	176807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The first four grant recipients of the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund were announced on 28th March 2023, which saw £277 million in joint government and industry backing to help Life Sciences companies grow and innovate.</p><p> </p><p>Government grants have been supported by private investment from the successful companies. The proportion of the funding for each of the investments is as follows:</p><ul><li>Ipsen: 4% public, 96% private;</li><li>Pharmaron Biologics UK: 7% public, 93% private;</li><li>Randox Laboratories Ltd: 4% public, 96% private;</li><li>Touchlight Genetics Ltd: 18% public, 82% private.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:36 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1608869

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Internet: Satellites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 9 February (HL4988), what estimate they have made of the number of people relying on Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for internet access.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom estimates that as of October 2022, 13,000 customers have opted for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband service from Starlink. Based on analysis of Starlink’s data, at least some of these customers are based in areas which do not have access to traditional decent broadband services. Premises may also use satellite services in conjunction with other terrestrial services.</p><p>Ofcom estimated that at the end of 2021, there were 25,500 fixed broadband satellite connections. This data represents data collected from a non-exhaustive list of UK satellite service providers (excluding Starlink), and most likely to be based on Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) services.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 05/04/2023 09:47:43 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1608893

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what steps they are taking to ensure that BT identifies the residents qualifying under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>BT’s PSTN migration process is called the Digital Voice Program. Following their decision to pause their residential migrations in March 2022, BT announced this month their intention to restart their Digital Voice Program in Summer 2023. Since pausing, BT has taken several steps to identify and develop solutions for their customers. BT conducted a detailed internal customer analysis to identify at-risk customers which includes the chronically sick and disabled. These cohorts will receive additional support from BT during their migration process. BT’s planned restart will be prioritising customers with existing full fibre broadband services, little or no landline usage and no identified vulnerabilities.</p><p>Consumers who are landline-only customers won’t be required to take a paid broadband service from BT if they do not wish to. They will be provided with a dedicated internet connection specifically for their landline service at no extra cost. Customers without access to broadband or mobile coverage will still be able to use their landline for calls, but the technology that underpins it will be different. They will not be migrated to Digital Voice until they have the connectivity they need to make the switch.</p><p>Public call boxes or “pay phones” will also undergo the upgrade process. Pay phones will continue to work in the same way as they do today, but the technology which underpins them will change.</p><p>BT has created a Digital Phone Advisory Group which comprises charities and representative groups to advise on how best to support and engage with at-risk customer groups including the digitally excluded. When BT will migrate these customers, they will work closely with local authorities and other local stakeholders to help them make the move as effectively as possible.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL6988 HL6989 HL6990 question first answered 05/04/2023 09:47:09 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1608894

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of how residents without broadband will be ‘switched on’  by BT to access Digital Voice services; and at whose cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>BT’s PSTN migration process is called the Digital Voice Program. Following their decision to pause their residential migrations in March 2022, BT announced this month their intention to restart their Digital Voice Program in Summer 2023. Since pausing, BT has taken several steps to identify and develop solutions for their customers. BT conducted a detailed internal customer analysis to identify at-risk customers which includes the chronically sick and disabled. These cohorts will receive additional support from BT during their migration process. BT’s planned restart will be prioritising customers with existing full fibre broadband services, little or no landline usage and no identified vulnerabilities.</p><p>Consumers who are landline-only customers won’t be required to take a paid broadband service from BT if they do not wish to. They will be provided with a dedicated internet connection specifically for their landline service at no extra cost. Customers without access to broadband or mobile coverage will still be able to use their landline for calls, but the technology that underpins it will be different. They will not be migrated to Digital Voice until they have the connectivity they need to make the switch.</p><p>Public call boxes or “pay phones” will also undergo the upgrade process. Pay phones will continue to work in the same way as they do today, but the technology which underpins them will change.</p><p>BT has created a Digital Phone Advisory Group which comprises charities and representative groups to advise on how best to support and engage with at-risk customer groups including the digitally excluded. When BT will migrate these customers, they will work closely with local authorities and other local stakeholders to help them make the move as effectively as possible.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL6987 HL6989 HL6990 question first answered 05/04/2023 09:47:09 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1608895

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of how pay phones will be enabled after switch off.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>BT’s PSTN migration process is called the Digital Voice Program. Following their decision to pause their residential migrations in March 2022, BT announced this month their intention to restart their Digital Voice Program in Summer 2023. Since pausing, BT has taken several steps to identify and develop solutions for their customers. BT conducted a detailed internal customer analysis to identify at-risk customers which includes the chronically sick and disabled. These cohorts will receive additional support from BT during their migration process. BT’s planned restart will be prioritising customers with existing full fibre broadband services, little or no landline usage and no identified vulnerabilities.</p><p>Consumers who are landline-only customers won’t be required to take a paid broadband service from BT if they do not wish to. They will be provided with a dedicated internet connection specifically for their landline service at no extra cost. Customers without access to broadband or mobile coverage will still be able to use their landline for calls, but the technology that underpins it will be different. They will not be migrated to Digital Voice until they have the connectivity they need to make the switch.</p><p>Public call boxes or “pay phones” will also undergo the upgrade process. Pay phones will continue to work in the same way as they do today, but the technology which underpins them will change.</p><p>BT has created a Digital Phone Advisory Group which comprises charities and representative groups to advise on how best to support and engage with at-risk customer groups including the digitally excluded. When BT will migrate these customers, they will work closely with local authorities and other local stakeholders to help them make the move as effectively as possible.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL6987 HL6988 HL6990 question first answered 05/04/2023 09:47:09 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1608896

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what steps they have taken to identify people who are digitally excluded; and whether they have undertaken an Equalities Impact Study of the Digital Voice rollout.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>BT’s PSTN migration process is called the Digital Voice Program. Following their decision to pause their residential migrations in March 2022, BT announced this month their intention to restart their Digital Voice Program in Summer 2023. Since pausing, BT has taken several steps to identify and develop solutions for their customers. BT conducted a detailed internal customer analysis to identify at-risk customers which includes the chronically sick and disabled. These cohorts will receive additional support from BT during their migration process. BT’s planned restart will be prioritising customers with existing full fibre broadband services, little or no landline usage and no identified vulnerabilities.</p><p>Consumers who are landline-only customers won’t be required to take a paid broadband service from BT if they do not wish to. They will be provided with a dedicated internet connection specifically for their landline service at no extra cost. Customers without access to broadband or mobile coverage will still be able to use their landline for calls, but the technology that underpins it will be different. They will not be migrated to Digital Voice until they have the connectivity they need to make the switch.</p><p>Public call boxes or “pay phones” will also undergo the upgrade process. Pay phones will continue to work in the same way as they do today, but the technology which underpins them will change.</p><p>BT has created a Digital Phone Advisory Group which comprises charities and representative groups to advise on how best to support and engage with at-risk customer groups including the digitally excluded. When BT will migrate these customers, they will work closely with local authorities and other local stakeholders to help them make the move as effectively as possible.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL6987 HL6988 HL6989 question first answered 05/04/2023 09:47:09 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1608897

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the (1) timing, and (2) nature, of communication of the copper switch off.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>BT’s Digital Voice rollout relates to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration. The PSTN is a privately-owned network and the upgrade to digital voice services is an industry-led process. Consumers will be migrated to digital voice services by 2025. We remain engaged with Communications Providers including BT to monitor their migration processes. We want to ensure that consumers including the most vulnerable are protected and prepared for the upgrade.</p><p>Copper switch off, or the retirement of fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband services, is a separate process. Ofcom, the UK’s telecommunications regulator, will monitor and oversee the withdrawal of copper services. FTTC broadband services will continue to operate after the PSTN has been replaced.</p><p>In Volume Three of Ofcom’s Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26 (WFTMR), it set out some criteria by which it will allow Openreach to decommission the copper-based network in future, however Ofcom has also decided it is currently too early in the migration process to define the conditions that will trigger the complete deregulation of the copper network. Ofcom will set out further details on this process in the next market review period.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL6992 question first answered 03/04/2023 15:08:02 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones