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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-11more like thismore than 2021-01-11
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Internet more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of BT on the provision of internet connections for disadvantaged school pupils during school closures due to the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Luton North more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Owen more like this
uin 136065 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-14more like thismore than 2021-01-14
answer text <p>The Government is investing over £400 million to support access to remote education and online social care services, including securing 1.3 million laptops and tablets for disadvantaged children and young people.</p><p>From June to September 2020, the Department ran a pilot in partnership with BT to provide children and young people with free access to a BT Wi-Fi hotspot. Through the pilot, 10,000 BT codes were sent to local authorities and trusts for them to pass on to families so that they could access a BT Wi-Fi connection until 31 December 2020.</p><p>This offer was not extended to schools, local authorities or trusts outside of the pilot because following testing it did not suitably meet children and young people’s needs for a reliable and consistent internet connection to access remote education.</p><p>We are grateful to BT for partnering with the Department in order to help disadvantaged children continue to access remote education in the event of local disruptions, and we are grateful for their continued support with our mobile data uplift offer.</p><p>We have already provided 4G wireless routers, with free data for the academic year, and continue to provide 4G wireless routers where children need to access remote education.</p><p>We have partnered with the UK’s leading mobile operators to provide free data to help disadvantaged children get online as well as delivering 4G wireless routers for pupils without connection at home.</p><p>We continue to invite a range of mobile network providers to support the offer.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN 136066 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-14T19:13:00.877Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-14T19:13:00.877Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4777
label Biography information for Sarah Owen more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-16more like thismore than 2018-04-16
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he decided to seek legal authority through secondary legislation to amend retrospectively the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 in respect of proposals for single tier local government; and what consultation was carried out prior to the publication of the draft Regulations. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Christopher Chope more like this
uin 136065 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-19more like thismore than 2018-04-19
answer text <p>The Secretary of State is not seeking to amend retrospectively the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-19T14:56:35.7Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-19T14:56:35.7Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
242
label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this