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1453886

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date	24/03/2022
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What proportion of addresses have access to gigabit-capable broadband connections in (a) Kettering constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	906275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>88 per cent of premises in the Honourable Member’s constituency are able to access gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p>Across the UK as a whole, 66 per cent of premises now have access to gigabit broadband, up from six per cent three years ago. This means Kettering’s connectivity is above the national average and we are on track for gigabit coverage to reach at least 85 per cent of premises by 2025 and we are working to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2022 14:22:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1453887

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect freedom of expression.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	906276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Freedom of expression and the media are essential qualities of any functioning democracy. The Department is taking a number of steps to protect freedom of expression and democratic values online. This includes our Online Safety Bill, work on open societies with the G7, and our work on press freedom and sustainability.</p><p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill on 17 March 2021. This legislation will usher in a new era of accountability for tech companies, and uphold free expression and pluralism online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:34:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1453888

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the Draft Online Safety Bill Joint Committee.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	906278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill on 17 March, alongside our response to the Joint Committee’s report, which has significantly influenced the final Bill.</p><p>We have taken forward over 60 recommendations, including to:</p><ul><li><p>put priority offences onto the face of the Bill</p></li><li><p>bring scam advertising into scope</p></li><li><p>include Law Commission recommendations on communications offences and cyberflashing</p></li><li><p>introduce a standalone provision to protect children from pornography on dedicated sites as well as social media.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:35:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1453890

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Gambling: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will make it her policy to introduce a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund services relating to gambling harms.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	906280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of the Gambling Act called for evidence on how best to recoup the regulatory and societal costs of problem gambling. We will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:36:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1453891

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress her Department has made on tackling fraudulent online advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	906281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. Through the Bill, the largest social media companies will need to take robust action to tackle fraud, including fraudulent online advertisements. This will ensure that people using the largest platforms are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:37:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1453988

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the provisions within the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 relating to the public register of beneficial owners of non-UK entities that own or buy land in the UK, for what reason her Department provided for an 18-month transition period for those provisions.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	146705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 requires overseas companies already owning land in England and Wales, and Scotland, to register their beneficial owners within six months. The six-month transitional period gives existing owners of property, with the vast majority legitimately holding property through overseas entities, time to understand and comply with the new rules.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/03/2022 15:35:52 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1453989

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to publish an updated Bus Service Improvement Plan.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	146723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy asked that all English Local Transport Authorities outside London publish Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs). BSIPs should be updated annually by local authorities and reflected in their Local Transport Plans.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/04/2022 07:41:17 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1453990

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Re-employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant the Answer of 17 March 2022 to Question 141972 on Teachers: Re-employment, whether he has made an assessment of the overall success of the initial call for volunteers to re-enter the teaching profession.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	146605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The department’s priority continues to be to maintain high-quality, face-to-face education for all children and young people. Temporary staff, including supply teachers, have played a key role in this as schools have faced higher workforce absence rates, particularly over Winter, due to the Omicron variant. We remain hugely grateful to all school and college staff for their work, which has consistently kept over 99.9% of schools open this term.</p><p>The department is extremely grateful to all the teachers who responded to the campaign. Our ambition was for as many teachers as possible to make themselves available and return to the classroom as supply teachers, supporting schools to maintain face-to-face education. Each one is making a difference to the education of their pupils and makes a valuable contribution to our aim of maintaining face-to-face education in schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/03/2022 16:43:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453991

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Tutoring Programme advert published on Twitter on 2 March 2022, if he will publish the (a) CPM and (b) cost per result of (i) that tweet, (ii) all other tweets within the same advertising campaign and (iii) all other tweets being promoted by, for, or on behalf of his Department as of 24 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	146606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Since the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) began in November 2020, over one million courses have started, and the programme remains on track to achieve the ambitious target of delivering two million high-quality tuition courses this academic year.</p><p>All programme costs are included as part of the £1.1 billion investment in the NTP. All key information about the programme is communicated to schools and the public using a range of medium, including social media.</p><p>£150,000 is allocated for year two of the NTP on all communications activities. Paid-for marketing includes a mixture of digital advertising, social media, public relations and events. £95,000 of the £150,000 has been spent to date.</p><p>Communication and marketing undertaken by the department for the NTP does not have any additional costs.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/03/2022 16:39:04 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453992

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Julian Assange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role her Department had in Operation Pelican; how many staff of her Department were assigned to work relating to that operation; and what the total cost of her Department's work on that operation was.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	146726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given in PQ 136677 by the Minister for Crime and Policing on 18 March 2022. Operation Pelican was led by the Metropolitan Police. No Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials were directly assigned to work on Operation Pelican. During this time, officials in the FCDO continued to manage the diplomatic relationship between the UK and Ecuador.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 29/03/2022 13:58:30 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill