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1148104

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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 and Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase (a) broadband and (b) mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	912544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to nationwide rollout of future proof, gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. Improving mobile coverage in rural areas is also a priority. We are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK and we are considering all of the options available to facilitate this.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:23:00 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1148105

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Youth Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase the provision of youth centres.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	912546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 30th September a new £500 million Youth Investment Fund, which will be delivered by DCMS. This investment will help build around 60 new youth centres across the country, refurbish around 360 existing youth facilities, and provide over 100 mobile facilities for harder to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>The fund will also support the provision and coordination of high-quality services for young people, and an investment in the youth workforce.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 03/10/2019 14:01:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1148106

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Mobile Phones: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to increase the (a) strength and (b) reliability of mobile phone signals in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	912547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel, including Scotland, and we are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK.</p><p>There is currently 77% 4G geographic coverage from at least one Mobile Network Operator for the Stirling Local Authority area, up from 49% in June 2017. We are in discussions with the Mobile Network Operators about their proposal for a Shared Rural Network to improve coverage. We will consider all options.</p><p>I also welcome Ofcom’s proposal for their forthcoming spectrum auction, which aims to deliver two operators to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:20:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1148107

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Sports: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effect on spectators of ticket touting for sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	912548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to cracking down on unacceptable behaviour in the ticketing market and improving sports fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price.</p><p>We have strengthened legislation in this area, and support the work of the enforcement agencies in going after those who seek to flout the law.</p><p>Through the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill we are also seeking to ban unauthorised touting of tickets for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/10/2019 15:12:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1147675

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to tackle fake news and disinformation online.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	912540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answer to the question raised by the hon member for Paisley &amp; Renfrewshire today at oral questions</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 12:57:23 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147840

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Huawei: 5G
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 discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on shared intelligence from the US Government on Huawei's proposed role in developing the UK's 5G network.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	293531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers have regular discussions with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on a range of cyber security topics, including in relation to the UK’s telecommunications networks.</p><p> </p><p>Widespread deployment of 5G and full fibre networks is a primary objective of Government policy. The Government published the Telecoms Supply Chain Review in July, which recommended the introduction of a new framework for telecoms security based on evidence and a hard-headed assessment of the risks. The Government has not yet made a final decision on individual high risk vendors and the additional controls that will be applied to them.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 07/10/2019 12:43:17 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1147971

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Political Parties: Advertising
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 plans to create a regulator for online political advertising.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	293488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/10/2019 16:17:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1147977

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will introduce independent regulation of the media to protect people from invasive and unethical journalism.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	293499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/10/2019 16:08:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1147986

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Charities: Pay
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 of trends in the level of remuneration for chief executives in the charity sector in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	293706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 08/10/2019 16:07:20 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1147989

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Databases: Finance
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 funding her Department has allocated to the (a) creation and (b) implementation of the Government Data Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	293727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/10/2019 16:39:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt