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759645

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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, for what reasons the six areas in England and Scotland were selected by the Government to test full-fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	10180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The criteria used to identify Wave 1 locations include the learning opportunity, likely success in stimulating investment, project deliverability and suitability, all as assessed from information gathered in our January 2017 Call for Evidence and subsequent engagement through 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 14:32:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759249

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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 the current broadband speeds are in the six areas across England and Scotland that the Government plans to use to test full-fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 13:54:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759250

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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 qualifying criteria were used to determine the six areas the Government selected to test full-fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The criteria used to identify Wave 1 locations include the learning opportunity, likely success in stimulating investment, project deliverability and suitability, all assessed from information gathered in our January 2017 Call for Evidence and subsequent engagement through 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 14:03:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

757576

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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, how much her Department has spent on increasing broadband speed and connectivity in the UK since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	8885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>To date, The Government has invested £1.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK, includes £691 million from my Department</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:10:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

757585

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 the average length of time is for a (a) commercial property and (b) domestic residence to be connected to a broadband service in each region and nation of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	8907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold these figures. For one provider quarterly data on the average length of time for commercial and residential properties to be connected to Openreach’s network is publicly available from their website at https://www.homeandwork.openreach.co.uk/OurResponsibilities/our-performance.aspx.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 13:39:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

755669

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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 progress her Department has made on the provision of fibre optic broadband for exchange-only telephone lines.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>We are determined to ensure even better digital connectivity right across the UK. We are focused on improving, and future-proofing, the country's digital infrastructure, with a particular focus on full fibre connectivity.</p><p>We have previously announced a package of measures worth £1.1 billion at Autumn Statement 2016 to support this:</p><ul><li>The Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which was launched on 3 July 2017 will provide finance for new fibre investments.</li><li>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which will support local bodies in stimulating the market for fibre connectivity in their areas.</li><li>A Bill to enable business rates relief for new fibre build.</li></ul><p>Together, these investments and incentives will stimulate the market to deliver the increase in capacity that is needed.</p><p>For those that do not see improved connectivity through publicly funded and commercial investment, we will ensure universal broadband coverage of at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:45:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

750080

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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 discussions her Department has had with BT and Openreach on the location of unlit fibre and ducting laid across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with BT and Openreach.</p><p> </p><p>Openreach has introduced an online mapping tool, which provides other telecoms providers with the locations of its poles and underground ducts, although the tool was introduced in the context of PIA (its duct and pole access remedy).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:19:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr