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HANSARD Smaller Musical Genres: ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark, and I hope we are not interrupted by votes. I thank the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) for…31 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is right to talk about the importance of digital connectivity to the whole levelling-up agenda, which is why we are prioritising our procurement to some of the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI wish to echo your words about the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s important work, Mr Speaker. We are investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to deliver lightning-fast…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI thank my hon. Friend, because the progress has been substantial and she has been a key part of that by making sure that political pressure is maintained to get this kind of…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI thank the hon. Gentleman for his constructive intervention and question. CityFibre been fundamental in driving stiff competition in this area, which has really accelerated the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for highlighting this issue. The Competition and Markets Authority has already looked into that and was not concerned about competition issues in relation to…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of terrestrial, particularly to the most vulnerable communities. We have committed to ensuring that it is in place until at…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She is right to highlight the cost of living challenges that are affecting so many households. We have worked hard on this. It is important…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman highlights just how important good connectivity is to accessing all the services that are going online. One great thing about Northern Ireland is some of the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI thank my right hon. Friend for all the work that she has done to make sure that Cheshire is connected. I have looked at the issues of Lower Peover. In particular, she highlights…26 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI am always grateful to hear from the hon. Gentleman. I know that his constituency is a very rural one with an island population, which creates particular challenges. Much of the…26 Jan 2023HANSARD BBC Local RadioI hope my memory does not fail me, but I think there are something like 650 BBC roles in Northern Ireland, of which 36 will be cut. I understand that some of the concerns are…17 Jan 2023HANSARD BBC Local RadioThank you, Mr Twigg, for your chairmanship of this debate. I am grateful to the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell). Passionate views have been expressed in the…17 Jan 2023HANSARD BBC Local RadioIt is necessary to ensure that the BBC is uniquely able to access audiences who may not be moving online in quite the same way as the majority of audiences. That is a key role for…17 Jan 2023HANSARDApp Security and Privacy Code of Practice: Response to Call for ViewsI am pleased to inform the House that the Government have published two documents titled “Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers” and “Call for Views Response…09 Dec 2022HANSARDTelecoms Diversification: International Co-operationI would like to inform the House that today the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is announcing a joint statement on telecoms diversification alongside the…08 Dec 2022HANSARDRural BroadbandAs the hon. Gentleman may be aware, the Welsh Government lead on that procurement in his constituency. We work closely with them, to support them in trying to accelerate the work…01 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that this is a long-running issue of concern for the hon. Gentleman. The BBC announced some changes to its complaints process yesterday, but I appreciate that he does not…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRural BroadbandI am sorry to hear about the challenges in Singleton, and I have great sympathy with my hon. Friend’s constituents. He is right to highlight the digital divide, which we are…01 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met the Minister of State, Department for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), who has responsibility for skills, just this week to talk about…01 Dec 2022