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1537109

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
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	Arts Council England: Investment
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 Arts Council England has delayed the announcement of organisations joining the 2023-26 Investment Programme.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	73852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 31 October to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-26/72284" target="_blank">72284</a>.</p><p>I am pleased that the Arts Council England made this announcement on Friday 4 November 2022 and that organisations joining the 2023-26 Investment Programme have been informed of the outcome of their applications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/11/2022 11:11:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1521306

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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: Infrastructure
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 her Department has made on the impact of the Electronic Communications Code 2017 on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	61957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code were intended to make it easier for digital communications operators to deploy and maintain their networks. Those changes include the introduction of a statutory valuation regime, which reflected the government’s view that the cost of acquiring rights to install digital infrastructure on private land prior to 2017 was too high and needed to be addressed. The valuation regime introduced in 2017 is more closely aligned to those for utilities such as water and electricity and reflects the fact that access to good quality digital services is an increasingly critical part of daily life for residents across the UK.</p><p>The Government continues to believe that the framework strikes a fair balance between ensuring individual landowners are not left out of pocket and encouraging the industry investment needed for consumers across the UK to have access to fast, reliable digital services.</p><p>Since the introduction of the reforms in 2017 we have engaged with and listened to stakeholders to understand the impact of the reforms in practice. This has included a formal consultation on further changes to the Code, which led to the provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, as well as ongoing (and continuing) engagement with stakeholders throughout the passage of the Bill.</p><p>In parallel, DCMS officials have convened monthly Access to Land Workshops over the last 12-18 months, which cover a number of workstreams and attract attendance from stakeholders across the telecommunications industry, including site provider representatives. I am pleased to say that these workshops have made excellent progress and one of the outputs of this work is the creation of a new industry body, the National Connectivity Alliance, which in time will continue this work independently of DCMS.</p><p>A de minimis assessment was carried out on the reforms to the Code contained in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill. This review was general in nature and did not focus on specific stakeholder groups. Once the measures in the Bill have commenced, officials will continue to engage with stakeholders to gain their feedback on how the new provisions are working in practice.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 61959 question first answered 19/10/2022 10:10:53 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1521308

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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: Infrastructure
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 she has made of the impact of the valuation regime in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill on (a) smallholders and (b) landholders.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	61959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code were intended to make it easier for digital communications operators to deploy and maintain their networks. Those changes include the introduction of a statutory valuation regime, which reflected the government’s view that the cost of acquiring rights to install digital infrastructure on private land prior to 2017 was too high and needed to be addressed. The valuation regime introduced in 2017 is more closely aligned to those for utilities such as water and electricity and reflects the fact that access to good quality digital services is an increasingly critical part of daily life for residents across the UK.</p><p>The Government continues to believe that the framework strikes a fair balance between ensuring individual landowners are not left out of pocket and encouraging the industry investment needed for consumers across the UK to have access to fast, reliable digital services.</p><p>Since the introduction of the reforms in 2017 we have engaged with and listened to stakeholders to understand the impact of the reforms in practice. This has included a formal consultation on further changes to the Code, which led to the provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, as well as ongoing (and continuing) engagement with stakeholders throughout the passage of the Bill.</p><p>In parallel, DCMS officials have convened monthly Access to Land Workshops over the last 12-18 months, which cover a number of workstreams and attract attendance from stakeholders across the telecommunications industry, including site provider representatives. I am pleased to say that these workshops have made excellent progress and one of the outputs of this work is the creation of a new industry body, the National Connectivity Alliance, which in time will continue this work independently of DCMS.</p><p>A de minimis assessment was carried out on the reforms to the Code contained in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill. This review was general in nature and did not focus on specific stakeholder groups. Once the measures in the Bill have commenced, officials will continue to engage with stakeholders to gain their feedback on how the new provisions are working in practice.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 61957 question first answered 19/10/2022 10:10:53 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1520087

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	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, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the voices and experiences (a) Molly Russell and (b) other children and families will be included in the creation of a new online regulatory system.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	59838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The experience of Molly Russell and her family highlights the importance of holding tech companies to account to keep their users, and in particular children, safe online. The Government has consulted widely, including with parents and children, to develop the new regulatory framework.</p><p>A set of statutory duties will be placed on Ofcom, requiring the regulator to conduct research and consult with users when carrying out their online safety duties. This includes the opinions and experiences of children, parents and families, which Ofcom will use when developing its codes of practice.</p><p>The Bill will also require companies to enable children, and their parents or guardians, to easily report harmful content and, where necessary for those companies to take action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 18/10/2022 09:10:12 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503525

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK
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 many network operators have submitted build plans to Building Digital UK as part of the Gigabit Open Market Review and Public Review activity as of 2 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. As of 2 September 2022, 61 broadband suppliers have submitted build plans to Building Digital UK.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:30:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503526

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK
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 many operator build plans has Building Digital UK accepted in full as part of its market analysis.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. Building Digital UK (BDUK) encourages suppliers to provide as much information as possible in support of their claims and plans, with each submission assessed on its own merits.</p><p>Since the first BDUK-led Open Market Review was launched in March 2021, eight build plans have been assessed as credible in full by BDUK. A further 143 build plans have been partially assessed as credible, and 64 build plans have been assessed as not currently credible in full or in part.</p><p>As of 2 September 2022, 52 operator build plans are in the process of being assessed.</p><p>BDUK reassesses suppliers’ build plans on a regular basis through our National Rolling Open Market Review. This ensures that we have the most up to date information about these suppliers’ existing and planned build which we use to continuously inform where subsidy is likely to be needed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 45201 45227 question first answered 20/09/2022 08:37:25 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503527

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK: Contracts
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 many operator build plans have been (a) partially accepted and (b) rejected by Building Digital UK as part of its market analysis.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. Building Digital UK (BDUK) encourages suppliers to provide as much information as possible in support of their claims and plans, with each submission assessed on its own merits.</p><p>Since the first BDUK-led Open Market Review was launched in March 2021, eight build plans have been assessed as credible in full by BDUK. A further 143 build plans have been partially assessed as credible, and 64 build plans have been assessed as not currently credible in full or in part.</p><p>As of 2 September 2022, 52 operator build plans are in the process of being assessed.</p><p>BDUK reassesses suppliers’ build plans on a regular basis through our National Rolling Open Market Review. This ensures that we have the most up to date information about these suppliers’ existing and planned build which we use to continuously inform where subsidy is likely to be needed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 45179 45201 question first answered 20/09/2022 08:37:26 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503528

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK: Contracts
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 many operator build plans are under review by Building Digital UK as part of its Gigabit Open Market Review and Public Review activity as of 2 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. Building Digital UK (BDUK) encourages suppliers to provide as much information as possible in support of their claims and plans, with each submission assessed on its own merits.</p><p>Since the first BDUK-led Open Market Review was launched in March 2021, eight build plans have been assessed as credible in full by BDUK. A further 143 build plans have been partially assessed as credible, and 64 build plans have been assessed as not currently credible in full or in part.</p><p>As of 2 September 2022, 52 operator build plans are in the process of being assessed.</p><p>BDUK reassesses suppliers’ build plans on a regular basis through our National Rolling Open Market Review. This ensures that we have the most up to date information about these suppliers’ existing and planned build which we use to continuously inform where subsidy is likely to be needed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 45179 45227 question first answered 20/09/2022 08:37:26 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503530

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK: Contracts
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 many unique property numbers in total have been included within operator build plans submitted to Building Digital UK.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. As of 2 September 2022, suppliers have submitted build plans for a total of 32.7 million premises. This figure includes all premises submitted to BDUK by a supplier, including where a supplier has indicated in their response that they do not expect to build to the premises commercially but has included them for completeness. As of 2 September 2022, build plans for 4.5 million premises were not assessed as credible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 45212 question first answered 20/09/2022 08:26:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503531

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Building Digital UK: Contracts
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 many unique property numbers in total have been included within operator build plans submitted to Building Digital UK that have subsequently been rejected by the agency.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of our Open Market Review and Public Review processes for Project Gigabit we ask broadband suppliers to submit build plans containing their current coverage and/or future build intentions. As of 2 September 2022, suppliers have submitted build plans for a total of 32.7 million premises. This figure includes all premises submitted to BDUK by a supplier, including where a supplier has indicated in their response that they do not expect to build to the premises commercially but has included them for completeness. As of 2 September 2022, build plans for 4.5 million premises were not assessed as credible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 45204 question first answered 20/09/2022 08:26:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight