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HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasThe Government are focused intently on improving digital infrastructure and connectivity in rural areas, both through the £5 billion Project Gigabit programme and the £1 billion…01 Jul 2021HANSARDElectronic Communications CodeI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this. It is important to be clear that those 2017 reforms were intended to cut the amount paid by operators and put them on…01 Jul 2021HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasThe target of the 4G shared rural network is based on outside coverage, but of course the effect of that outside coverage is a huge halo that brings signals indoors: into, as my…01 Jul 2021HANSARDElectronic Communications CodeThe Government are currently considering the responses to the consultation on the electronic communications code, which closed in March, and we will, of course, carefully consider…01 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe youth investment fund aims to level up access to youth provision over the course of this Parliament, but £30 million has already been committed as capital funding in 2021-22.…01 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shared rural network will eliminate the partial notspots across huge swathes of the country, particularly in Yorkshire and the Humber; it will take the region from 95% to 99%…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillAs I say, I am sure that my right hon. Friend will make that point in the annual report, and the Government will look closely at it. However, Members can take some comfort from…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI will come on to the devolved aspects in amendment 1 in a moment, but it is of course vital that we continue the collaborative relationship with the Northern Ireland Executive…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI thank all those Members who have contributed to the debate today. It is an important debate because digital connectivity is an integral part of all our lives. For countless…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions today, and I also thank the excellent team of Clerks of the…25 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasThe Government are making huge progress on our ambition to deliver gigabit broadband across the whole country. Only last week, Openreach increased its planned investment target…20 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasIt is of course welcome news that a commercial roll-out will reach more of the country than ever, but my hon. Friend raises an important point. This Government will make sure that…20 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasIt is good to see that working from home can provide a grander backdrop than this place. My hon. Friend is right to welcome the shared rural network. The roll-out has already…20 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is right to say that community fibre partnerships, although they work well in some places, do not work well everywhere. That is why Project Gigabit is so important;…20 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasThe universal service obligation is a help in the situations my hon. Friend describes, but of course we need to go further. That is why the Government are consulting on what we do…20 May 2021HANSARDBroadband and Digital Connectivity: Rural AreasI am of course happy to meet my hon. Friend, but he will also know that in the Project Gigabit plans that we have laid out Derbyshire is very much already on that road map. That…20 May 2021HANSARDDame Vera Lynn: National MemorialHow fitting, on this day of the Gracious Speech, that we should be talking about Dame Vera Lynn, because I think it was one of the most moving speeches that Her Majesty the Queen…11 May 2021HANSARDDame Vera Lynn: National MemorialWhether Dame Vera was aiding former servicemen and women or working with children and schools, it is clear that she was a true public servant who helped people of all ages and…11 May 2021HANSARDConsumer Connected Product CyberThis Government have ambitious plans to ensure that the increasingly diverse range of consumer products that can connect to the internet are more secure by having cyber-security…21 Apr 2021HANSARDSupporting the Deployment of 5G and Extending Mobile CoverageNow, more than ever, people need access to dependable and consistent mobile coverage where they live, work and travel. We have committed to extend mobile geographical coverage…20 Apr 2021