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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

1503532

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 and what proportion of the operator build plans that have been submitted to Building Digital UK which include unique property reference numbers have been designated as (a) black, (b) grey, (c) under review, (d) voucher priority area and (e) white as part of Building Digital UK's ongoing analysis.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides the number and proportion of premises included in operator build plans that have been submitted to Building Digital UK showing the breakdown between premises that have been classified through a subsidy control process as black, grey, under review, white or have not yet been assessed.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Status</p></td><td><p>Number of unique premises</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gigabit Black</p></td><td><p>3,800,000</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gigabit Grey</p></td><td><p>15,200,000</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gigabit Under Review</p></td><td><p>8,200,000</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gigabit White</p></td><td><p>4,500,000</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not yet assessed</p></td><td><p>1,100,000</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>32,700,000</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>BDUK expects the proportion of black / grey / under review premises to grow over time, as more suppliers provide greater or updated information in support of their plans through subsequent mapping exercises.</p><p>Voucher Priority Areas are determined separately from subsidy control processes and are confirmed when invitations to tender for each procurement Lot are issued by BDUK. To date, 200,000 premises have been assigned by BDUK as within a Voucher Priority Area, and these include both premises that are commercially viable for a gigabit connection and those that require public subsidy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:21:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503697

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	Football: Females
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 provide more pitches and facilities for women's football teams.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Each year, the government invests £18 million into community sport facilities via the Football Foundation, alongside the English Football Association and the Premier League. A further £21 million was invested in England in 2021/22, supporting a range of projects to deliver improved facilities in deprived areas, support multi-sport use and increase participation among currently under-represented groups including women and girls and disabled players. The Government has committed another £205 million between 2022 and 2025, with plans for this investment due to be announced in the Autumn.</p><p>We are working with the FA to build on the momentum created by the Women's Euros to ensure there is a legacy of growth in women and girls, including 500,000 new football opportunities to engage women and girls across the nine host cities by 2024, and 20,000 more women playing for fun across the country. To raise the profile of facilities in the UK, and to commemorate the Lionesses, the Football Foundation is working with facility owners to name pitches/facilities in towns and cities that have a strong link to each tournament winning squad member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/09/2022 07:41:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503711

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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 help ensure that young people can access volunteering opportunities and activities.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>DCMS jointly funds the #iwill Fund together with The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) to provide youth social action opportunities for young people aged 10-20. Over £54m has been jointly invested into the Fund since 2016, which has been matched on at least a 1:1 basis by the delivery organisations, doubling the initial investment. A further £12m of DCMS and TNLCF funding was announced in July 2022.</p><p>The #iwill Fund contributes to the delivery of the National Youth Guarantee, which will also offer The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to all mainstream secondary schools in England, tackle non-military Uniformed Youth Group waiting lists and continue delivering the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme. All of these programmes provide volunteering opportunities for young people.</p><p><strong><br></strong>In addition, through the £7.4m Volunteering Futures Fund, DCMS is creating more volunteering opportunities to improve the accessibility of volunteering in arts, culture, sports, civil society, youth and heritage sectors. Young people, people with disabilities, those experiencing loneliness and other barriers to access, will get the opportunity to volunteer and help others.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/09/2022 13:24:36 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1504394

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	Broadband: Solihull
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 increase the provision of (a) fast and (b) reliable broadband to (i) homes and (ii) business in Solihull constituency.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Gigabit broadband coverage is expanding rapidly in Solihull. According to the independent website <a href="http://www.thinkbroadband.com" target="_blank">www.thinkbroadband.com</a> almost 98% of premises in the constituency now have access to gigabit-capable broadband, which is above the national average of 70%. Over 99% of premises in Solihull also have access to superfast broadband with speeds of at least 30 Mbps.</p><p>We are investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit so homes and businesses in hard-to-reach areas can access gigabit broadband. A core element of the programme is delivered through regional and local contracts that provide subsidies to broadband suppliers to build gigabit-capable infrastructure to premises that would not otherwise be reached through suppliers’ commercial plans.</p><p>Solihull is included in our regional supplier procurement for Leicestershire and Warwickshire, which we plan to launch between February and April 2023. A small number of premises in Solihull are likely to be included in the procurement, taking into account the current availability of gigabit broadband and suppliers’ build plans for the area.</p><p>Some parts of Solihull may also be included in the intervention area for our regional supplier procurement covering Birmingham and the Black Country. We are currently conducting market engagement which will help to inform us of the extent of public intervention that is required in these areas.</p><p>Some homes and businesses may also be able to apply for subsidy via the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides a micro-grant of up to £1,500 for residents and up to £3,500 for businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:34:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight