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HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy hon. Friend makes a good point about maps. That is really important. Now that the mobile network operators are working together, it will hopefully be easier to get that…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkWe are not nationalising the mobile network operators—they have come forward with a plan to work together, which is a very good sign. One of the key elements we will need to get…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon. Friend for his welcome for this network. I am delighted that it is going to benefit Staffordshire and all parts of the United Kingdom. The mobile network operators…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, or the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness (Matt Warman), will…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my right hon. Friend for that challenge. He is right; improving rail connectivity remains a significant ambition. I have spoken to the Secretary of State for Transport…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. I am not able to say much about this for very obvious reasons. A decision will be announced in due course. I just want to say…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy right hon. Friend makes the very important point that connectivity is obviously of paramount importance. Having been driven through his constituency not long ago, when I had…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon. Friend very much. I well remember visiting his constituency when he was seeking to be elected, and he has been a doughty champion for better connectivity across…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy hon. Friend asked a brilliant question at Prime Minister’s questions last week, and I am very pleased that we have been able to answer her request quite so quickly. She has…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon. Friend very much. I should just warn him and probably all right hon. and hon. Members that better connectivity may of course mean more emails and phone calls from…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy hon. Friend has raised an important question about customer service. He is a doughty champion for Stirling, and he has brought the issue of better connectivity to my attention.…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon Friend very much indeed. The issue of a debate is obviously one for the Leader of the House of Commons and the usual channels to discuss, but I know that Ministers…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon. Friend very much indeed. I accept that lobbying request. He is right to say that there are always opportunities for funding bids. He is also right to point…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my hon. Friend very much indeed. He is absolutely right that this Government do not want to draw a distinction between people who live in an urban or a rural area as far…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTelecoms UpdateI wish to inform Members that today I made an oral statement to the House concerning the announcement on Friday 25 October that the Government support a Shared Rural Network…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkNo, they will not need to do anything. They will see the roll-out. Near, if not in, his constituency is, of course, a significant office of Vodafone, and we are grateful that it…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkThat is very true. The hon. Gentleman makes a very fair point, which is that honesty about the coverage being offered is very important. There is nothing more frustrating for…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my right hon. and learned Friend very much. There appears to be a surfeit of former holders of my office on these Benches today, which is a sign of just how much time…28 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline HarmsProtecting children is at the heart of our online harms agenda, and is key to wider Government priorities. Going online can be beneficial for children, who use the internet for…16 Oct 2019HANSARDTourism SectorIt is important to have a sensible conversation on this subject, and the Government are always keen to hear the views of all stakeholders. As the right hon. Gentleman implies,…03 Oct 2019