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771435

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	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, on what the £740 million 5G research and infrastructure fund announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement has been spent.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced a a £1.1bn package to boost the UK’s digital infrastructure. This sum is intended to cover all future connectivity technologies and cover work in this area until 2020-21. This included investment in a nationally coordinated programme of full fibre and 5G Testbed &amp; Trials.</p><p>To date, the Government has invested £16 million for three leading 5G research institutions to establish a test network to test and trial 5G technologies and applications. This week, a £25 million competition was announced to select projects for initial funding as part of the first Phase of the Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme.</p><p>For the Local Full Fibre (LFFN) Programme, the Government announced in September that £10 million has been allocated for 6 full fibre test projects around the country, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, West Sussex, Coventry and Warwickshire, Bristol (with Bath and North East Somerset), West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Further measures will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 09:19:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

722474

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to encourage the deployment of 5G mobile services; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	71389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016 the Government announced a package of measures worth £1bn to boost the UK's digital infrastructure - including investing in a nationally coordinated programme of 5G testbeds and trials.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/04/2017 15:15:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

686066

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support the rollout of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	63472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK seizes the opportunity to be a world leader in 5G. At the 2016 Autumn Statement, the Government announced £1bn of new funding to boost the UK’s digital infrastructure, including significant funding for a new programme of fibre and 5G trials. We will be publishing further details on this programme at Budget, alongside a new 5G strategy.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/02/2017 14:16:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

672048

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether 100 per cent geographical coverage will be a condition for the future spectrum licences for 5G mobile networks.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	59780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>No decision has yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/02/2017 09:46:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

661631

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report of the National Infrastructure Commission, entitled Connected Future, published on 14 December 2016, what her Department's plans are for preparing the UK's mobile telephone infrastructure for universal geographical coverage of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	58265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of people having connectivity where they live, work and travel and is taking firm action to improve this right across the UK.</p><p>The legally binding agreement that we reached with industry in 2014 locked in over £5bn of investment in mobile infrastructure and will result in nearly at least 90% voice/SMS text coverage of the UK’s landmass by the end of 2017</p><p>But we agree with NIC that there is still further to go. We want the UK to become a world leader in 5G, which is why we announced over £1bn of funding at the Autumn Statement to support the deployment of the next generation of digital infrastructure, including an ambitious programme of 5G testbeds.</p><p>We will consider the NIC's recommendations carefully.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/01/2017 13:30:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

622528

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on developing capacity to implement the policy of making the UK a world leader in the development of 5G technologies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK seizes the chance to be a world leader in the development of 5G, and the UK has actively participated in the global process for setting 5G standards.</p><p> </p><p>We have asked the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders to consider how to drive forward the Government's commitment in this area. In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched at Budget 2016, into how the UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks. These reports will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/11/2016 14:32:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539996

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make it its policy to launch commercial 5G services in at least one city by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	43459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43460 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539997

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will establish a 5G venture fund for 5G technology start-ups.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	43460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43459 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

532324

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	5G
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the safety reasons behind the Red Arrows' decision not to perform at Fowey Royal Regatta this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The decision that the Red Arrows would not perform at Fowey Royal Regatta this year was made by the Fowey Royal Regatta Committee.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/07/2016 15:23:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

447719

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what preparations the Government is making for the auction of 5G spectrum.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	24229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom takes independent decisions on how to assign spectrum. The Government is making spectrum available - including future 5G - through its programme of public sector spectrum release.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/02/2016 11:55:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry