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date	27/01/2022
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	3G: Rural Areas
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 his Department has made of potential effect of the switch off of the Vodafone 3G network in 2023 on rural communities; and what steps the Government plans to take to rural communities as 3G networks are phased out.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	113218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to extending good quality mobile coverage across the UK. In March 2020, the government announced a deal with the mobile network operators, including Vodafone, to increase 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landmass. The Government’s ambition is for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027 and we want to ensure that UK businesses reap the full benefits of 5G.</p><p>There is no explicit regulatory requirement for mobile network operators to maintain a 2G or 3G network and the government has limited powers to compel operators to maintain, switch off or streamline specific networks. It is for operators to take final decisions on the provision of network services.</p><p>The Government welcomes 3G networks being switched off in a responsible way, and will continue to work with mobile network operators to ensure a smooth transition that meets the needs of business users and consumers, including rural communities.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/02/2022 14:39:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

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date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Unadopted Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the need to support residents on unadopted roads who do not have the funds to bring those roads up to the required statutory standard.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	113218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The department has not made an assessment of the need to support for residents on unadopted roads who do not have the funds to bring those roads up to the required statutory standard. Policy decisions regarding the process for local authorities adopting roads are a matter for the Department for Transport.</p><p>The Government has no direct role in decisions on whether or not a road will be adopted, however in 2017 the Department for Transport issued an Advice Note covering the means by which a road can be adopted by the highway authority. The Advice Note can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fadoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C9ac1b27de4c7440150a308d89146ba0f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637419080237112922%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=x1koimG5IIrZf0X%2BdEaJT5G0A35ZRL6DTNcMd1pQXs0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities</a>.</p><p>Under Sections 205-218 of the Highways Act 1980 (known as the ‘private street works code’), the highway authority can resolve to make up a private street at any time. However, the cost of doing so is usually met by owners of the properties that front the street concerned. The street may then be adopted by the highway authority. Most local authorities do not make the decision to use the powers in Section 205 to 218 of the 1980 Act unless a high proportion of residents have approached them seeking adoption of the private street and that they understand their obligation to fund all the works necessary.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/11/2020 15:50:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury