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1581288

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's policy paper up next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector published on 28 April 2022, when she plans to launch a consultation on individual local television station licenses.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to extending the local television multiplex licence, which is currently due to expire on 25 November 2025. We also outlined our plans in the Broadcasting White Paper to consult on the renewal or relicensing of the 34 individual local television services at the same time.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution and impact that local television services make to our broadcasting ecosystem and for those across the UK, particularly in their role disseminating relevant news and engaging with local communities.</p><p>We will publish a formal consultation paper on the future of local TV in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 133736 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:17:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1581289

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled up next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector published on 28 April 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of postponing the launch of the consultation on individual local television station licenses on (a) businesses, (b) universities and (c) local communities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to extending the local television multiplex licence, which is currently due to expire on 25 November 2025. We also outlined our plans in the Broadcasting White Paper to consult on the renewal or relicensing of the 34 individual local television services at the same time.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution and impact that local television services make to our broadcasting ecosystem and for those across the UK, particularly in their role disseminating relevant news and engaging with local communities.</p><p>We will publish a formal consultation paper on the future of local TV in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 133735 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:17:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1581291

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	BBC Mid-Term Review
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 is her planned timetable for the BBC Mid-Term Review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>In May 2022, DCMS launched the Mid-Term Review to assess, at the half-way point of the Charter period, how effectively the governance and regulation arrangements of the BBC are performing and whether any reforms are necessary.</p><p>We have now consulted a wide range of stakeholders, including Ofcom and the BBC, and are working through the feedback received to help us develop our conclusions. We will soon start to consult the BBC, Ofcom and the Devolved Administrations on potential conclusions, as required by the review’s Terms of Reference. The Charter specifies that the review must take place between 2022 and 2024 and we will set out more detail on the timetable in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/02/2023 13:14:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1581292

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Local Press
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 steps her Department is taking to support local newspapers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting local and regional newspapers as vital pillars of communities and local democracy. They play an essential role in holding power to account, keeping the public informed of local issues and providing reliable, high-quality information.</p><p>However, as the independent Cairncross Review into the future of journalism identified, society is increasingly moving online and local news publishers are facing significant challenges in transitioning to sustainable digital business models.</p><p>The Government supported the majority of Cairncross recommendations and has taken them forward through a range of fiscal and regulatory interventions. This has included the delivery of the £2 million Future News Fund; the zero rating of VAT on e-newspapers; the extension of a 2017 business rates relief on local newspaper office space until 2025; the publication of the Online Media Literacy Strategy; and our work through the Mid-Term Review of the BBC Charter, exploring how the BBC seeks to act as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, local commercial news outlets. The Government was also pleased to see the BBC conduct a thorough review of the Local Democracy Reporting Service in 2020, as recommended by the Cairncross Review. As set out in our response to the Review, we would support any efforts by the BBC to grow the scheme.</p><p>Most importantly, we are introducing a new, pro-competition regime for digital markets. The regime, which aims to address the far-reaching power of the biggest tech firms, will help rebalance the relationship between publishers and the online platforms on which they increasingly rely. This will make an important contribution to the sustainability of the press.</p><p>I am pleased that the DCMS Select Committee has also looked into this issue in detail. We will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining the sector, including carefully reviewing the recommendations made in their report.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/02/2023 13:13:18 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1568738

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Media Bill (a) will be published in draft and (b) face pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government will introduce the Media Bill when Parliamentary time allows. Further details on the Media Bill will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/01/2023 12:02:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551281

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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: Housing
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 she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity as soon as possible, and it is a priority to ensure that new homes are built with fast, reliable and resilient broadband.</p><p>We laid The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 in Parliament on 26 September 2022. This statutory instrument amends Building Regulations to ensure that the construction of new homes in England includes the installation of gigabit-ready infrastructure, and the installation of gigabit-capable connections where this can be provided within a cost cap of £2,000 per dwelling.</p><p>The new requirements come into force on 26 December 2022, and will help to ensure that new homes are future-proofed and have access to Gigabit broadband at the point of construction, giving more people the connectivity they want and need without costly and disruptive installation work after the home is built.</p><p>Where a gigabit capable connection is not available without breaching the cost cap, the next fastest connection available within the cost cap must be installed. The cost cap does not apply to the requirement for developers to install gigabit-ready infrastructure, which must be installed to ensure that the new homes are future-proofed.</p><p>We are working with the Devolved Administrations to ensure consistency across the UK, as far as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:59:13 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551283

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	Telecommunications: Road Works
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 recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing flexi permits which allow telecoms operators to carry out multiple works over multiple streets for a specified time.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport consulted twice on proposals for a flexi permit in autumn 2021 and February 2022. The proposals would have allowed one permit to cover a number of works over a period of time across a specific area. The proposals were strongly opposed by highway authorities. The Government published a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1081518%2Fgovernment-response-to-street-and-road-works-further-reforms.pdf__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!6_AX5AHpFWBgE4-fH5e3cFBLHsL_K00GFCQFnxczgM44kRcc0yyal24C9gbBC0RirEei04dOM0Q5I43iEs23cRqQX_Zx7U8%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C98d75e86337a43cf69a808dadeacfacb%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638067131768975540%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WFbkpJ9nLloLPoBBmSS8I%2BZOZ2Il6rmPngIRup00sYo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">response</a> to the consultation in May 2022 which announced that the government had decided not to proceed with the proposal for flexi permits at that time. However, the government did say that it would continue to work with the street works sector to develop further the concept and provide more evidence. So far, trials have taken place in Sheffield, Bexley, Essex and Lancashire, on a voluntary basis by organisations in the sector.</p><p>Work is now underway to launch longer, more extensive trials - testing out different scenarios and in different areas than those that have happened to date. The trials seek to determine if potential benefits outweigh any drawbacks when flexi permits are used in conditions closer to real life - examining effects on congestion and reinstatement performance, for example. My officials are currently working with counterparts in the Department for Transport, a number of local authorities and telecoms operators to bring forward more trials in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:57:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551284

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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 recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of households which have access to a gigabit connection but do not utilise it.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/249289/connected-nations-uk-report.pdf" target="_blank">2022 Connected Nations Report</a>, take-up of full-fibre broadband where available is currently 25%, with take-up of gigabit-capable networks at 38%.</p><p>Ofcom also notes that take-up may appear lower than expected because networks are deploying at pace and take-up lags behind coverage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 109680 question first answered 20/12/2022 10:10:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551286

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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 recent estimate her Department has made of the number of households which utilise a full fibre connection.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/249289/connected-nations-uk-report.pdf" target="_blank">2022 Connected Nations Report</a>, take-up of full-fibre broadband where available is currently 25%, with take-up of gigabit-capable networks at 38%.</p><p>Ofcom also notes that take-up may appear lower than expected because networks are deploying at pace and take-up lags behind coverage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 109679 question first answered 20/12/2022 10:10:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551287

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on (a) consumers and (b) competition of telecoms providers which advertise FTTC connections as fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity. Our approach to achieving this is to make it as attractive as possible for companies to build gigabit-capable networks in the UK by creating a regulatory environment that encourages competition and investment between firms. Our strategy also includes promoting the take up of fibre broadband to ensure consumers can maximise its benefits. Gigabit-capable broadband will offer consumers a faster and more reliable connection.</p><p>DCMS recognises the decisions of both the Advertising Standards Authority and the High Court of Justice on the issue of fibre advertisement. In 2017, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's regulator of advertising, reviewed consumer understanding of the term ‘fibre’ as used in broadband advertising (particularly for part-fibre services such as Fibre to the Cabinet) and any impact the use of this term has on consumers’ transactional decisions. The ASA engaged with stakeholders and received a range of responses from providers of part-fibre and full-fibre broadband services, consumer organisations and other regulators.</p><p>The ASA published their findings in November 2017 and concluded by stating the following:“It is not possible to conclude that the word ‘fibre’, as currently used in part-fibre advertising, is likely to mislead and misinform consumers.”</p><p>The findings also demonstrated that the word ‘fibre’ appeared to be relatively unimportant when participants interpreted broadband advertising. In addition, the report found that it generally did not trigger the start of a purchase journey for consumers.</p><p>Both the ASA and Ofcom are independent regulators and matters relating to industry rules on advertising is a matter for their discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 13:01:48 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock