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1187686

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date	25/03/2020
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	What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	901777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit capable connectivity as soon as possible. Much progress has already been made, with full fibre coverage doubling in the past year to reach 10% of UK premises, according to the latest Ofcom figures.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will continue to take action to remove barriers to network rollout and to ensure that those in the hardest to reach areas are not left behind. We have introduced legislation to make it easier for operators to deploy broadband in blocks of flats, will be legislating to mandate gigabit connectivity in new builds and will invest £5 billion of funding to support gigabit rollout in hard to reach areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/04/2020 08:22:08 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1177569

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date	11/02/2020
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	Railways: Darlington and Stockton on Tees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support the 2025 celebration of the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington railway.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	900785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>As the birthplace of our modern railway system, the Stockton and Darlington Railway is an important part of our nation’s heritage and I fully support efforts aimed at celebrating its bicentenary in 2025.</p><p>Through their Heritage Action Zones, Historic England is funding a £700,000 programme aimed at rejuvenating and restoring the 26 mile stretch of historic railway.</p><p>This programme will help realise the railway’s potential to become a major heritage attraction and international visitor destination.</p><p /> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 10:37:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell