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1176158

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Civil Society
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, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2019 to Question 665, on Third Sector, what further progress his Department has made on establishing a cross-government group.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p><strong>Government recognises the need to work with<ins class="ministerial"> the</ins> civil society<ins class="ministerial"> sector</ins> to establish principles of effective civil society involvement in the policy-making process. My officials have started to scope a programme of work and the details of this will be set out in due course. </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2020 17:31:46 question first ministerially corrected 11/02/2020 17:42:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 6372 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1174243

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	National Citizen Service Trust: Pay
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 the pay differential is between the highest and lowest paid employees of the National Citizen Service Trust.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	9734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 January 2020, the upper band of NCS Trust salaries was between £140-145k and lower band is £15-20k.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2020 11:47:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1175566

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Broadband
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the roll-out of gigabit-capable broadband by 2025; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Government has pledged £5 billion to support the rollout of gigabit-capable networks to the hardest to reach parts of the country. In addition, the Government’s £200m Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme is already supporting rollout of gigabit broadband in rural areas. This funding will be targeted at the premises where we do not expect operators to commercially invest, to ensure that no part of the country will be left behind.</p><p>In addition to this, £49m of funding for the Wave 3 Local Full Fibre Networks project has been successfully bid for since the last budget. This is on top of the previously announced £53m million of funding.</p><p>We expect that the rest of the UK will get gigabit capable networks through private investment. Therefore, rather than fund rollout in commercially viable areas with public money, we are focusing on breaking down barriers to deployment in order to enable faster rollout by the private sector operators. For example, we have recently introduced the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill into Parliament, which will make it easier for network builders to access blocks of flats where there is an absent or unresponsive landlord.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/02/2020 12:14:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175567

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Broadband
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 comparative assessment he has made of average broadband download speeds in the UK against those in (a) EU countries and (b) other countries throughout the world; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s May 2019 UK Home Broadband Performance report, average download speeds increased by 18% in 2018 to 54.2 mbps. This demonstrates the growing availability and take-up of superfast broadband in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In comparing the UK to other EU countries, the latest data from the 2019 Digital Society and Economy Index (DESI) report by the European Commission shows that the UK ranked seventh out of 28 EU countries for the availability of superfast broadband. The UK also compares well to countries outside of the EU for superfast availability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/02/2020 12:24:43 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175568

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Broadband
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, when he plans to publish the (a) funding, (b) timescales and (c) other details of the delivery programme for gigabit-enabled broadband; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is implementing a number of reforms to make it easier for the private sector to deploy gigabit capable broadband as quickly as possible, building on the recommendations of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For example, the Government recently introduced the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill into Parliament, which will make it easier for operators to connect leasehold properties to gigabit broadband where the landlord repeatedly fails to respond to requests from operators to access the property. In the Queen’s Speech, the Government also announced it will legislate to ensure new build homes have the infrastructure to support gigabit capable connections by requiring housing developers to work with broadband companies to install these connections in virtually all new build homes, up to a cost cap.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to commercial delivery by the private sector, the Government has announced £5bn of funding to deliver faster broadband in the hardest to reach areas of the UK. The Department is currently consulting with industry on the delivery programme and will announce further details on this programme, and other reforms to support private sector deployment, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 11575 question first answered 11/02/2020 12:44:20 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175569

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Broadband
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, how many households in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England are connected to full fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>According to Ofcom's 'Connected Nations' report, full-fibre broadband coverage for residential premises was at 10% for the whole of the UK, as of September 2019. This was 8% for Scotland , 12% for Wales and 10% for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made clear its ambition for nationwide gigabit broadband as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 11572 question first answered 11/02/2020 12:38:53 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175570

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Broadband: Scotland and Wales
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, how many households in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England have not yet been connected to full fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>According to Ofcom's 'Connected Nations' report, full-fibre broadband coverage for residential premises was at 10% for the whole of the UK, as of September 2019. This was 8% for Scotland , 12% for Wales and 10% for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made clear its ambition for nationwide gigabit broadband as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 11571 question first answered 11/02/2020 12:38:53 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175573

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review
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, whether he plans to publish an update to the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review document, published July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is implementing a number of reforms to make it easier for the private sector to deploy gigabit capable broadband as quickly as possible, building on the recommendations of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For example, the Government recently introduced the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill into Parliament, which will make it easier for operators to connect leasehold properties to gigabit broadband where the landlord repeatedly fails to respond to requests from operators to access the property. In the Queen’s Speech, the Government also announced it will legislate to ensure new build homes have the infrastructure to support gigabit capable connections by requiring housing developers to work with broadband companies to install these connections in virtually all new build homes, up to a cost cap.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to commercial delivery by the private sector, the Government has announced £5bn of funding to deliver faster broadband in the hardest to reach areas of the UK. The Department is currently consulting with industry on the delivery programme and will announce further details on this programme, and other reforms to support private sector deployment, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 11570 question first answered 11/02/2020 12:44:20 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1175988

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Internet: Safety
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, when the Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled, Online Harms White Paper, published in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	12260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We intend to respond to the Online Harms White Paper consultation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/02/2020 12:54:16 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1176120

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	UK Safer Internet Centre: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly funding the UK Safer Internet Centre.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	12417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Safer Internet Centre receives funding from European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility programme. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to participate in programmes funded under the current 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework until their closure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government recognises the work the UK Safer Internet Centre delivers on online safety. Officials regularly engage with the Centre, including on its funding position following the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/02/2020 13:30:31 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris