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HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseI will give way very briefly.24 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseAs I am a former member of the NUJ, it would be churlish of me to reject such an invitation, and I know that we are keen to engage with the NUJ. In December, we published the full…24 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseI want to start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie), my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) and the hon. Member for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTechnical Issues in Charity LawMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Baroness Barran, has made the following statement: Today the Government have published…22 Mar 2021HANSARDProject GigabitGigabit broadband is being rolled out rapidly, from one in 10 households in 2019 to almost two in five today. The UK is on track for one of the fastest rollouts in Europe and for…22 Mar 2021HANSARDGigabit BroadbandSince 2019, gigabit-capable broadband coverage has risen from 10% to now well over 30%, but with the publication this morning of Ofcom’s market review, the way is paved for the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDGigabit BroadbandI know just how keen my hon. Friend is to tackle broadband roll-out in the rural parts of his constituency as well as in the urban. As I mentioned, Project Gigabit will lay out a…18 Mar 2021HANSARDFibre Spine Infrastructure: West DorsetMy hon. Friend leaves no stone unturned in advocating for his constituents to get better broadband, because we all know how important it is in rural areas. Superfast broadband…18 Mar 2021HANSARDGigabit BroadbandThe Ofcom report, as I say, strikes a balance between trying to get competition and trying to get a fair return. I think that is a reasonable approach. It is of course important…18 Mar 2021HANSARDGigabit BroadbandThe hon. Lady knows that the Government will spend the £5 billion that has been committed as soon as possible and as quickly as the industry can get the cable into the ground. She…18 Mar 2021HANSARDFibre Spine Infrastructure: West DorsetI do not want to preannounce anything that is in Project Gigabit, but I can certainly say to my hon. Friend that the project he mentions is on the radar of DCMS officials, and I…18 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI am pleased that we are at this point with the Bill promoted by my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami). As he said, it is absolutely the case that the…12 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillIt is a great moment for libraries across the country to see the United Kingdom’s flagship British Library put on this level playing field. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the…12 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThe Treasury allocates a pot of £60 million per year that can be loaned out to all cultural organisations given the freedoms I mentioned. The responsibility for allocating that…12 Mar 2021HANSARD Automatic Computer-based Decisions: Legal StatusI congratulate the Chair of the Select Committee on securing this important debate. He is absolutely right to say that the potential of technology to enhance the decision-making…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillAt the time of the Bill’s Second Reading in the House in early January 2020, it would have been impossible for any of us to foresee the challenges that this country would endure…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMembers will be aware, none the less, that despite the importance of that connectivity, there are barriers facing infrastructure deployment, and there is no panacea. But there are…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.24 Feb 2021HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will address the number of interesting points that have been raised. The hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) raised a number of interesting points. She…24 Feb 2021HANSARDDigital DivideNow more than ever it is obvious that the value of closing the digital divide is great. That is why we have worked with industry to provide the connectivity for vulnerable users…04 Feb 2021