0:00:00 > 0:00:03we have questions to the secretary of spade -- state for culture media
0:00:03 > 0:00:06and sport, Matt Hancock and his ministers which will come up any
0:00:06 > 0:00:16minute now.
0:00:20 > 0:00:26Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for digital
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for digital,
0:00:29 > 0:00:36culture, media and sport. Alistair Carmichael.Secretary Matt Hancock.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I have held discussions with the
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Environment Secretary on reducing plastics including at sports venues
0:00:43 > 0:00:47and further work is ongoing as part of our ongoing wider environmental
0:00:47 > 0:00:54agenda.Alistair Carmichael.I think the Secretary of State for that
0:00:54 > 0:00:58answer, you go to any sporting venue and see an enormous amount of single
0:00:58 > 0:01:04use plastics. This is a place for there is not only opportunity for
0:01:04 > 0:01:07improving recycling but also raising awareness. Though the Secretary of
0:01:07 > 0:01:14State could team you to use his office to that end?I strongly
0:01:14 > 0:01:17support the work the Environment Secretary is doing on reducing
0:01:17 > 0:01:20single use plastics, he was in Scotland this weekend including
0:01:20 > 0:01:25going to Pittodrie and I believe the right honourable member is a
0:01:25 > 0:01:29graduate of Aberdeen University and sodium Barrowman secretary is
0:01:29 > 0:01:33talking to then use about how they can reduce plastic waste. Of course
0:01:33 > 0:01:37the Olympics in 2012 in London was an exemplar that there is clearly
0:01:37 > 0:01:44more to do.Thank you Mr Speaker. In 2012 as we just heard the country
0:01:44 > 0:01:48said new high in Barry Mendel standard is Hummer does my right
0:01:48 > 0:01:51honourable friend agree it's vital we continue to show Barrowman
0:01:51 > 0:01:56leadership, not just sporting leadership at other nature events
0:01:56 > 0:02:01including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022?Yes, Mr Speaker
0:02:01 > 0:02:06I do, she is absolutely right. The continuing improvement must be seen
0:02:06 > 0:02:12and filed the Olympics and Paralympics games in 2012 set a new
0:02:12 > 0:02:16standard then we've got to make sure these standards keep advancing and I
0:02:16 > 0:02:22hope to see that as part of the Commonwealth Games.Stephen Timms.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28Question two. Thank you very much. I have held discussions with the
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Chancellor of the Exchequer on the issue of gambling and the government
0:02:33 > 0:02:37consultation on the gambling review" the 2nd of January and we are
0:02:37 > 0:02:41considering the responses.Stephen Timms. While machines aren't
0:02:41 > 0:02:47clinically structured by a responsible come, it's in the
0:02:47 > 0:02:49poorest communities where they destroy hard-working families, they
0:02:49 > 0:02:55are a magnet for crime, the longer the proceeds of crime, they are a
0:02:55 > 0:03:00tawdry and soulless high Street outlets trading in decent shots away
0:03:00 > 0:03:04and repel family shoppers. Both the Secretary of State called time on
0:03:04 > 0:03:07this ragged with its one and a half early in a year welfare burden and
0:03:07 > 0:03:15cup maximum stake to two pounds.I note this issue about fixed odds
0:03:15 > 0:03:20betting terminals raise emotions in the House and around the country and
0:03:20 > 0:03:26we approach it properly. Especially coming from him, widely respected
0:03:26 > 0:03:29across the House and I think was a member of the government at the time
0:03:29 > 0:03:33when the expense and of these terminals happened, I think it's a
0:03:33 > 0:03:38telling statement.It's not like the right honourable member for East Ham
0:03:38 > 0:03:44to give it an ill informed speech to the House but that's what we heard.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I notice the Secretary of State did not answer the question on the order
0:03:48 > 0:03:52paper which was the cost to the public of the reduction. Could he
0:03:52 > 0:03:57give some indication for the cost to the Exchequer would be, like a tax
0:03:57 > 0:04:00receipts, what it might do in terms of the increased unemployment
0:04:00 > 0:04:04benefit with all the people put out of work and the lack of business
0:04:04 > 0:04:08rates? Could he told up those amounts and tell us how much it
0:04:08 > 0:04:14would cost to the government if they went for a drastic reduction?Impact
0:04:14 > 0:04:17assessment on these terminals were published alongside the government
0:04:17 > 0:04:23consultation in October and all of the consequences of any change in
0:04:23 > 0:04:28this area and we are committed to reducing the stake on these
0:04:28 > 0:04:30terminals, all the consequences of course will be worked through and
0:04:30 > 0:04:35that's part of the work we are doing right now to determine what is the
0:04:35 > 0:04:44appropriate response.The honourable member for East Ham, I thank him for
0:04:44 > 0:04:47his points, with the consultation now complete its time to get on with
0:04:47 > 0:04:53it. My colleagues have continually called for a two pounds maximum, can
0:04:53 > 0:04:57he confirm this will finally happen, if not can he dub of these powers to
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Scotland so we can take charge?I will confirm we will respond to the
0:05:02 > 0:05:07consultation in due course and I said in answer to the first
0:05:07 > 0:05:09question, this raises high emotions and we've seen a demonstration of
0:05:09 > 0:05:15that today.Thank you, Mr Speaker. We would like to send our best
0:05:15 > 0:05:18wishes across the country to our Winter Olympic Games Paralympic
0:05:18 > 0:05:24athletes. With the gambling review just two wicks away we need the
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Secretary of State to ensure this government takes action against
0:05:27 > 0:05:32fixed odds betting is terminals. The government has to intervene to stop
0:05:32 > 0:05:37these machines ruining lives and herring family apart. My honourable
0:05:37 > 0:05:41friend is right, can the Secretary of State today answer my simple
0:05:41 > 0:05:47question? Will he today commit to reducing the maximum terminal stakes
0:05:47 > 0:05:51to two pounds a spin?What I will do is committed to reducing the maximum
0:05:51 > 0:05:58terminal stake and responding to the consultation in due course, in the
0:05:58 > 0:06:02proper way and make sure we come to the right answer on this question.
0:06:02 > 0:06:09Question number three, Mr Speaker. Minister of State.With your
0:06:09 > 0:06:12permission I will answer this question number five. Our ambition
0:06:12 > 0:06:17is for the UK to have better digital connectivity for people live work
0:06:17 > 0:06:21and travel very much including in rural areas. Super-fast broadband is
0:06:21 > 0:06:25now available to 95% of UK premises and roll out will continue to cover
0:06:25 > 0:06:30the majority of remaining premises. By 2020 the universal service
0:06:30 > 0:06:36obligation will give everyone the legal right to high-speed broadband
0:06:36 > 0:06:43at 10 megabits per second or faster. I thank the Minister for her
0:06:43 > 0:06:47response however in my rural constituency of Copeland, around 33%
0:06:47 > 0:06:52are still not covered by fast Internet which is holding back our
0:06:52 > 0:06:57villages and holding back families and services. These can the Minister
0:06:57 > 0:07:00tell me what is being done as soon as possible to help these businesses
0:07:00 > 0:07:07and communities?We are doing a great deal to help businesses and
0:07:07 > 0:07:13people in role areas. My honourable friend might like to campaign for
0:07:13 > 0:07:18greater awareness of the access that people in her constituency to have
0:07:18 > 0:07:23because it is at 93% now but very much the case with many other
0:07:23 > 0:07:28constituencies, people are not taking it up and I would urge
0:07:28 > 0:07:31constituents in her rural areas for the access is there for them to take
0:07:31 > 0:07:37it up.Thank you Mr Speaker. I had a meeting of the larger employers in
0:07:37 > 0:07:40my constituency last week and it became clear one of the things they
0:07:40 > 0:07:43feel is holding them back is the lack of Mobile signal between
0:07:43 > 0:07:49junctions ten and 11 of the M40. The Minister work with me to improve
0:07:49 > 0:08:01this?Yes... I thank my honourable friend for racing that problem. On
0:08:01 > 0:08:07the M40 which I experience regularly on my way to my constituency of
0:08:07 > 0:08:14Stourbridge. The fact that present coverage and UK motorways is made 7%
0:08:14 > 0:08:18for telephone calls is of no comfort to people travelling on the
0:08:18 > 0:08:22stretcher she identifies and I will work with her to bring about a
0:08:22 > 0:08:27solution as swiftly as possible. Chris Bryant. Can I urge the
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Minister to be much more sceptical about the figures given out by the
0:08:30 > 0:08:33mobile phone companies and the operators because in all honesty
0:08:33 > 0:08:37when you look at our maps on the ground, it's no fur near the figures
0:08:37 > 0:08:48they boast.Minister asked.The offer, connected nations report,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52there is new measures that reflect true consumer standards in there and
0:08:52 > 0:08:57they are opening the 700 megahertz spectrum bands which will be
0:08:57 > 0:08:59suitable for wider area coverage. I accept the point the honourable
0:08:59 > 0:09:03gentleman makes and we are working to get better consumer measures of
0:09:03 > 0:09:09these matters.Bearing in mind follows an improvement over the
0:09:09 > 0:09:11years, 63,000 Northern Ireland homes and offices or 8% remain unable to
0:09:11 > 0:09:17sign up for broadband speeds can the Minister indicate what discussions
0:09:17 > 0:09:21have taken place with the Department of Enterprise trade and investment
0:09:21 > 0:09:23in Northern Ireland for money agreed for rural areas through the
0:09:23 > 0:09:28confidence and supply agreement? Northern Ireland's outdoor
0:09:28 > 0:09:32geographic coverage is actually better than the UK average but
0:09:32 > 0:09:35directed nice indoor coverage is poor in Northern Ireland compared to
0:09:35 > 0:09:41the rest of the country and the new reforms will help alongside our
0:09:41 > 0:09:44desire to extend geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the entire United
0:09:44 > 0:09:56Kingdom.Our 10 megabits enough?My honourable friend refers to the
0:09:56 > 0:10:00universal service obligation which will guarantee 10 megabits per
0:10:00 > 0:10:06second. According to offer, that is enough for multiple usage in the
0:10:06 > 0:10:10home and also the downloading of film and video.Minister David
0:10:10 > 0:10:19Hanson. Villagers in my constituency are getting increasingly restricted
0:10:19 > 0:10:22about the performance of open rage in delivering broadband. Given the
0:10:22 > 0:10:30government pledged years ago through of common to deconstruct --
0:10:30 > 0:10:33deconstruct open rage through BT what progress is being made on that?
0:10:33 > 0:10:42I would encourage the honourable gentleman to remember BT and open
0:10:42 > 0:10:45rage are no longer a monopoly and I would draw his attention to the
0:10:45 > 0:10:49announcement by top talk that they are cutting the dividend and
0:10:49 > 0:10:52connecting more than 3 million homes as a result to full five, building
0:10:52 > 0:11:01Britain's full five future.Number four, Mr Speaker.Thank you very
0:11:01 > 0:11:06much. As we have heard improving digital connectivity is a priority
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and we reformed mobile planning laws in England to provide new rights,
0:11:10 > 0:11:20for example to build taller masts to improve coverage.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Part of my central London community have the lowest mobile Internet data
0:11:25 > 0:11:29broadband speeds, deeply troubling my constituents trying to get the
0:11:29 > 0:11:36latest hanky up from the Secretary of State's own provider. Can the
0:11:36 > 0:11:42Secretary of State include these in the roll-out of superfast broadband
0:11:42 > 0:11:48and will he support that Bob Rotherhithe?I will certainly look
0:11:48 > 0:11:56at it. The areas are not all rural that do not yet have superfast
0:11:56 > 0:12:02broadband and there are issues to access, especially to multi dwelling
0:12:02 > 0:12:06access, and I will certainly look at his bid for funding.The broadband
0:12:06 > 0:12:09network and coverage in some of the Blackdown Hills is absolutely
0:12:09 > 0:12:17appalling and I think the key to getting both are combined. We have
0:12:17 > 0:12:24got to get more done.He is dead right, Mr Speaker.A recent witness
0:12:24 > 0:12:27to the Scottish affairs committee described the mobile infrastructure
0:12:27 > 0:12:30project as a disaster. Can the Minister tell us what the UK
0:12:30 > 0:12:35Government is doing to address that? We have a commitment to reach 90% of
0:12:35 > 0:12:40the UK landmass with mobile coverage by the end of last year. Ofcom are
0:12:40 > 0:12:44assessing whether that has been met. We now have a commitment to get it
0:12:44 > 0:12:49out to 95%. We are doing this through commercial roll-out,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53largely, and there is no doubt that mobile phone coverage is going up,
0:12:53 > 0:12:59it's just a question of whether it is going up fast enough.Minister
0:12:59 > 0:13:05Michael Ellis.With your permission, I will answer this question with
0:13:05 > 0:13:10number 14. The Government's tourism plan outlined how we support
0:13:10 > 0:13:13terrorism internationally and throughout the UK. The £43 million
0:13:13 > 0:13:21discover England supports projects throughout England and aims the
0:13:21 > 0:13:23visitors to spread out beyond London and visit Britain and visit England
0:13:23 > 0:13:30work hard to promote the United Kingdom as both a national and
0:13:30 > 0:13:32international destination.I am grateful for that answer and I am
0:13:32 > 0:13:35sure that no one in this chamber will need persuading that Dorset is
0:13:35 > 0:13:39a beautiful county, an excellent place to live, work and visit, but
0:13:39 > 0:13:43it is a significant journey from London and the tourist attractions
0:13:43 > 0:13:48there. What more can the Minister do to ensure that Dorset and
0:13:48 > 0:13:52constituencies like mine benefit from the increasing tourist numbers.
0:13:52 > 0:13:59It is a beautiful county and one of the key aims of the fund is to
0:13:59 > 0:14:02encourage visitors to explore all over England and experience the
0:14:02 > 0:14:07wealth of attractions that we offer. There are many projects in rural and
0:14:07 > 0:14:10coastal destinations including the seafood coast and the south-west
0:14:10 > 0:14:16coastal plan.Patrick McLaughlin. Bearing in mind what my honourable
0:14:16 > 0:14:20friend has just said about Dorset, can I also say that tourism is
0:14:20 > 0:14:23incredibly important for the Peak District and we get over 20 million
0:14:23 > 0:14:27visitors each year. What is visit England doing to support those
0:14:27 > 0:14:33tourist attractions in those areas to show what is available?The Peak
0:14:33 > 0:14:37District and our other national parks are real jewels in our tourism
0:14:37 > 0:14:42crown and we are working closely with visit Britain and the great
0:14:42 > 0:14:45campaign to draw attention to our amazing countryside. I mentioned the
0:14:45 > 0:14:48discover England project a moment ago and I know that in the
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Derbyshire area, they are supporting projects based around our great
0:14:52 > 0:14:58walking trails and England's national parks.As St Helens
0:14:58 > 0:15:04celebrates as the -- its 150th anniversary, I am sure many of you
0:15:04 > 0:15:09would like to visitors this year, but would you help us to use this
0:15:09 > 0:15:11special year to show that when our fantastic arts and culture
0:15:11 > 0:15:18programmes, rugby league and horse racing, historic sites and proud
0:15:18 > 0:15:21industrial heritage, we are much more than a place to pass by, we are
0:15:21 > 0:15:26replaced to go to.I agree it is very much a place to go to and I
0:15:26 > 0:15:30wish him very well with a 150th anniversary.The minister will know
0:15:30 > 0:15:35that discover England do a wonderful job and one of the best things they
0:15:35 > 0:15:40could do is encourage people to visit Northern Ireland. Given that
0:15:40 > 0:15:45the question is about terrorism across the United Kingdom, does he
0:15:45 > 0:15:47recognise the unique attributes of many parts of this United Kingdom
0:15:47 > 0:15:53and would encourage people to go? Indeed I do and Northern Ireland has
0:15:53 > 0:15:56seen a great increase in attractions with the game of brains attractions
0:15:56 > 0:16:02there and be set there. There is more to come. -- game of thrones
0:16:02 > 0:16:10attractions.The UK film industry is worth £4 billion a year to the UK
0:16:10 > 0:16:13economy and the Government is committed to supporting the industry
0:16:13 > 0:16:18and is consulting with stakeholders to ensure the sector continues to
0:16:18 > 0:16:22thrive after we leave the EU. The Prime Minister has made clear that
0:16:22 > 0:16:26where possible we will continue to participate in EU programmes where
0:16:26 > 0:16:32there is mutual benefit to the UK and the EU as there is in the cake
0:16:32 > 0:16:45-- in the case of creative Europe, for example.Blaenau Gwent makes us
0:16:45 > 0:16:52-- had stunning scenery and it makes us an ideal set for films and
0:16:52 > 0:17:02filming. Well you guarantee our continued progress in creative
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Europe because it has been such a success?I agree that creative
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Europe has been a success and that Blaenau Gwent is a wonderful
0:17:10 > 0:17:15occasion and has been used for many broadcast opportunities. We are
0:17:15 > 0:17:22indeed very committed to our role in creative Europe, we recognise its
0:17:22 > 0:17:27positivity and the Treasury has offered to match all applications,
0:17:27 > 0:17:33even most likely to need funding post-Brexit. We can be optimistic
0:17:33 > 0:17:36although of course during negotiations there can be no
0:17:36 > 0:17:45guarantees.Amidst this tour of Great Britain, can I remind people
0:17:45 > 0:17:56that the County of Sutherland has huge potential for tourism and
0:17:56 > 0:18:03filming. Dunrobin Castle could do for our area what Highclere did
0:18:03 > 0:18:08without an abbey.The honourable gentleman makes a good case for
0:18:08 > 0:18:14Dunrobin Castle and I'm sure people will build a trial -- beta trial to
0:18:14 > 0:18:19his constituency.The United Kingdom awaits the Minister and I'm sure she
0:18:19 > 0:18:28looks forward to it with bated breath.The Government is deeply
0:18:28 > 0:18:32committed to our museum sector. The recently were published review of
0:18:32 > 0:18:35museums in England looked in-depth that museums and the challenges and
0:18:35 > 0:18:40opportunities they face. The review found a thriving sector supported by
0:18:40 > 0:18:45over £800 million of annual and funding from a variety of sources.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49South East Cornwall has wonderful heritage and fascinating museums
0:18:49 > 0:18:53supported by amazing staff and volunteers. More visitors are always
0:18:53 > 0:18:58welcome, so will my honourable friend encourage loans of national
0:18:58 > 0:19:03importance to smaller museums such as those in Liskeard and Saltash in
0:19:03 > 0:19:09my constituency?Mr Speaker, before I do just that, can I take this
0:19:09 > 0:19:11opportunity to congratulate my honourable friend because I
0:19:11 > 0:19:16understand she has just got engaged, Mr Speaker, and she is to be
0:19:16 > 0:19:20congratulated on that. I understand that although her birthday this
0:19:20 > 0:19:25week, their congratulations. To move onto actually... Double
0:19:25 > 0:19:34congratulations. It is Valentine's Day next week as well, Mr Speaker.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38To answer the question, National museums have a strong track record
0:19:38 > 0:19:42on this issue and last year the national collection was lent out to
0:19:42 > 0:19:45more than 1300 UK venues with long-term loans and partnership
0:19:45 > 0:19:51galleries to multi object exhibitions to one-off star loans.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54To helping carriage further loans, arts Council has provided £3.6
0:19:54 > 0:19:58million to regional museums to improve their galleries to protect
0:19:58 > 0:20:06and display exhibits.I congratulate the honourable lady and I say to
0:20:06 > 0:20:09high engagement, birthday, and a tribute from the honourable
0:20:09 > 0:20:12gentleman! The honourable lady's cup runneth over. It doesn't get any
0:20:12 > 0:20:21better than this.Small towns in the borough of Kettering or have
0:20:21 > 0:20:26excellent local heritage centres run by volunteers. In small communities
0:20:26 > 0:20:30going through rapid change, isn't it more important than ever that we
0:20:30 > 0:20:33encourage such heritage centres?It is absolutely important that we do
0:20:33 > 0:20:37that and my honourable friend for Kettering is a champion for his
0:20:37 > 0:20:40constituency. He is absolutely right about the importance of our
0:20:40 > 0:20:49volunteers and the work they do to encourage that.Thank you very much.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53We are committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to be
0:20:53 > 0:20:58online. In October, we published the Internet safety strategy green paper
0:20:58 > 0:21:00and on Tuesday the Prime Minister confirmed we will bring forward the
0:21:00 > 0:21:04social media code of practice and an annual Internet transparency report
0:21:04 > 0:21:08as proposed in the green paper and we will publish able response in the
0:21:08 > 0:21:13spring.It is clear that teaching Internet safety in schools will be a
0:21:13 > 0:21:17crucial part of all that big of mint is doing for the future. At the
0:21:17 > 0:21:21moment, there are a huge number of disparate endeavours from a range of
0:21:21 > 0:21:24sources. It seems to me that they are in some ways less than the sum
0:21:24 > 0:21:27of their parts. I wonder if the Government would consider backing a
0:21:27 > 0:21:33body such as Internet batters to really -- Internet matters to really
0:21:33 > 0:21:39deliver gold standard education in this.Last Friday, I visited a
0:21:39 > 0:21:42primary school in my own constituency and saw a brilliant
0:21:42 > 0:21:44present age in teaching eight to 11-year-olds had to be safe online.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48There was a lot more to do in this area so that young people grow up
0:21:48 > 0:21:52resilient and able to use the opportunities that the Internet
0:21:52 > 0:21:55presents in a safe way. I pay tribute to Internet matters for the
0:21:55 > 0:22:02work that they do.The Secretary of State proposed in the Internet
0:22:02 > 0:22:07safety strategy that there would be specific method -- measures to
0:22:07 > 0:22:11protect children and yet there was a hopeless deficit of any specific
0:22:11 > 0:22:14measures to protect children when it came to the Other Place. It fell to
0:22:14 > 0:22:19the noble Baroness Kidron to mention that. Would be Secretary of State
0:22:19 > 0:22:22agree that he will work constructively with us to ensure
0:22:22 > 0:22:27there are proper digital rights for children, who are a third of users,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30written onto the face of the bill like the very good five rights bill
0:22:30 > 0:22:36proposed by the noble Baroness and supported by us?It's an interesting
0:22:36 > 0:22:41proposal. We supported the Baroness Kidron amendment and I welcome it. I
0:22:41 > 0:22:45think we have made some progress. This issue is broader than just data
0:22:45 > 0:22:50protection. We have got to get the legislation right. That bill can
0:22:50 > 0:22:53only cover data protection issues which are not the whole part. Also,
0:22:53 > 0:23:01if we end up in the bill giving the impression that the generality of
0:23:01 > 0:23:05measures don't apply to children because we have specifics that do,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08then that would be a backward step. I am happy to speak to him further
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and work on this because it's clearly an area we need to make
0:23:11 > 0:23:21progress on.£1.7 billion of public funding is being invested to deliver
0:23:21 > 0:23:25superfast broadband across the UK and a further 1.1 billion to support
0:23:25 > 0:23:30the next generation of digital infrastructure including Baiji
0:23:30 > 0:23:35test-beds and trials and infrastructure Challenge Fund. We
0:23:35 > 0:23:42have also reformed Mobile planning laws in England and reformed the
0:23:42 > 0:23:47code, removing barriers to deploying infrastructure.Given the commitment
0:23:47 > 0:23:50to deal directly with local authorities in Scotland in the near
0:23:50 > 0:23:54future over digital infrastructure, would she agreed to meet with
0:23:54 > 0:23:57myself, the local authority and more importantly disrupted local
0:23:57 > 0:24:00providers who may be able to give answers to some of the problems that
0:24:00 > 0:24:07face us?We do need to reduce obstacles and costs to the
0:24:07 > 0:24:10commercial deployment of digital infrastructure and that's what the
0:24:10 > 0:24:14reforms of the code were about. The Scottish Government has introduced
0:24:14 > 0:24:17the first stage of its planning reforms and I hope that they can
0:24:17 > 0:24:22build on this and introduce reforms for their designated areas, albeit
0:24:22 > 0:24:26that they have fallen behind in Wales and England and indeed
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Northern Ireland. I do agree to meet with the honourable gentleman and
0:24:29 > 0:24:38his local authorities.We take problem gambling very seriously. We
0:24:38 > 0:24:41consulted in the gambling review on measures to strengthen protection
0:24:41 > 0:24:44against problem gambling and we are considering all of the responses.I
0:24:44 > 0:24:49am grateful for that response will stop in addition to that, I have
0:24:49 > 0:24:53been approached by concerned lone workers working in betting shops on
0:24:53 > 0:24:59high streets in Halifax. I have been a number of serious sexual assaults
0:24:59 > 0:25:04and attacks committed against those workers. Can he tell me what he is
0:25:04 > 0:25:08doing to improve the safety of those lone working staff?There is full
0:25:08 > 0:25:11consideration of these issues in the gambling review. It is very
0:25:11 > 0:25:14important that all evidence is brought to bear. It's something my
0:25:14 > 0:25:19honourable friend the Minister for sport and civil society, who
0:25:19 > 0:25:23apologises for not being able to be here, Mr Speaker, has been working
0:25:23 > 0:25:29on very closely and I'm sure we should take this evidence into
0:25:29 > 0:25:39account.This Government is making great strides towards ending the
0:25:39 > 0:25:41gender pay gap. That is in broadcasting and across the rest of
0:25:41 > 0:25:45the economy. The new legal at Worrilow -- the new legal
0:25:45 > 0:25:48requirement for companies above a certain size to publish their gender
0:25:48 > 0:25:54pay gap reinforces rules set out by our former Secretary of State for
0:25:54 > 0:25:58the BBC to publish details of salary for those earning over £150,000 a
0:25:58 > 0:26:02year which I hope she will agree has been very revealing in terms of the
0:26:02 > 0:26:07gender pay gap.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12I thank the Minister for about response although it's clear pay in
0:26:12 > 0:26:17the BBC has not managed. It's a system which has been advantageous
0:26:17 > 0:26:21to men at the expense of women suffered for the Minister do to
0:26:21 > 0:26:25ensure transparency and fairness in the future?I very much agree with
0:26:25 > 0:26:30the honourable lady's comments. But I would draw her attention to the
0:26:30 > 0:26:35fact that there is an independent regulator, the Equality and Human
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Rights Commission and I understand they have already approached the BBC
0:26:39 > 0:26:43following the many concerns raised by journalists and broadcasters in
0:26:43 > 0:26:48the Corporation. We do rely on the BBC to set a lead in this matter and
0:26:48 > 0:26:55I hope very much the EHRC will cold them to account and real and lasting
0:26:55 > 0:27:00change will be the result.Thank you, Mr Speaker, question number 15
0:27:00 > 0:27:07please.The games industry makes a crucial economic and cultural
0:27:07 > 0:27:13contribution to the UK market for games in 2016 was the third largest
0:27:13 > 0:27:17in the world. We are committed to supporting the video games industry
0:27:17 > 0:27:23to continue to be able to recruit and retain top talent from the UK
0:27:23 > 0:27:27and internationally and we are working closely with the sector to
0:27:27 > 0:27:30understand the impact on and opportunities to the sector as we
0:27:30 > 0:27:36prepare to leave the EU.Thank you Mr Speaker, I thank the Minister for
0:27:36 > 0:27:39the response, what representations has the Minister made to the Home
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Office in regarding the impact on the tax sector on tightening of visa
0:27:44 > 0:27:51regulations?I can assure the honourable gentleman that we have
0:27:51 > 0:27:55asked the independent migration advisory committee to advise on the
0:27:55 > 0:28:00economic and social impact of the exit from the EU. And we are also
0:28:00 > 0:28:05speaking to the sector and its key trade bodies such as UK ie as well
0:28:05 > 0:28:13as individual businesses to make sure that top talent continues to be
0:28:13 > 0:28:20available to the sector.Question 16, sir.Always a pleasure to reach
0:28:20 > 0:28:27the honourable gentleman. LAUGHTER Channel Four do an amazing job and
0:28:27 > 0:28:31we want to see them do even more to reflect and provide for the country
0:28:31 > 0:28:36as a whole and we are clear that Channel Four must have a major
0:28:36 > 0:28:38presence outside London and I'm working with them to see that
0:28:38 > 0:28:44happen.Michael fabricant. The mayor of the West Midlands has cross-party
0:28:44 > 0:28:49support in the region to try and attract the Channel Four
0:28:49 > 0:28:51headquarters to somewhere in the West Midlands, could my right
0:28:51 > 0:28:56honourable friend outline in more detail how he thinks and when he
0:28:56 > 0:29:07thinks more importantly, Channel Four will move?Terrific! I know how
0:29:07 > 0:29:12strongly my honourable friend feels about this and I have seen the
0:29:12 > 0:29:16campaigning with verve by the mayor of the West Midlands for Channel
0:29:16 > 0:29:22Four to move there. Our argument is that Channel Four needs to do more
0:29:22 > 0:29:25outside of London and I can certainly see the argument for it
0:29:25 > 0:29:30moving its headquarters.And you, Mr Speaker. I'm sure the Secretary of
0:29:30 > 0:29:35State will want to congratulate us stuck on being designated UNESCO
0:29:35 > 0:29:39city of film, another good reason why Channel Four should choose to
0:29:39 > 0:29:43relocate there but the sea agree with me for ever Channel Four
0:29:43 > 0:29:47relocates its about commissioning and making sure there is a regional
0:29:47 > 0:29:51spread of commissioning services across the country?Yes, of course,
0:29:51 > 0:29:57it's about, a lot of this is about where the broadcast reduction is
0:29:57 > 0:30:02commissioned but the location of the commissioners will undoubtedly help
0:30:02 > 0:30:08determine some of that.Topical questions, David Hanson.Number one,
0:30:08 > 0:30:16Mr Speaker. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The... It's a pleasure to
0:30:16 > 0:30:22take my first oral question as a Secretary of State digital digital,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26culture, media and sport, but make things in life worth living. We
0:30:26 > 0:30:32focus on the digital future, rowing the nation's cultural life, backing
0:30:32 > 0:30:35a free media that for the modern age and supporting sport and with that
0:30:35 > 0:30:39in mind I'm sure the entire house will want to join me in wishing good
0:30:39 > 0:30:45luck to Team GB at the Winter and Paralympics in Jung Chang and I'm
0:30:45 > 0:30:49sure our Olympic athletes will do us proud and we wish them all the very
0:30:49 > 0:30:55best of British.David Hanson.I join the Secretary of State in that
0:30:55 > 0:30:58wish but I hope Mr Speaker you don't mind if I ask the question I asked
0:30:58 > 0:31:02earlier because it was not answered so could the Secretary of State or
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Minister answered the simply, when does he expect the split tween BT
0:31:05 > 0:31:14and open reach to occur?Last year off, agreed with BT and the outlines
0:31:14 > 0:31:19of the legal separation and the work to ensure that happens is ongoing.
0:31:19 > 0:31:26The deadline set by off, was April this year and the action is for BT
0:31:26 > 0:31:31to take with the regulator?Sheryll Murray? I give very much, Mr
0:31:31 > 0:31:38Speaker, my cup doffed runneth over today, a topical question as well! I
0:31:38 > 0:31:43welcome the progress the government is making an super-fast broadband
0:31:43 > 0:31:48could my right honourable friend assure me the remaining 17% of
0:31:48 > 0:31:52premises in my constituency that do not have access to fibre broadband
0:31:52 > 0:31:58will do so as soon as possible?We are all very happy for my honourable
0:31:58 > 0:32:05friend. Progress has continued to bring superfast broadband to
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Cornwall, coverage is now 91% in terms of access, a further 3% of
0:32:10 > 0:32:16premises in Cornwall will be covered why December 2019 through the
0:32:16 > 0:32:19current broadband contract between Cornwall Council and BT and I draw
0:32:19 > 0:32:24her attention also to the rights of her constituents under the universal
0:32:24 > 0:32:29service obligation.Today the front bench will have to be brief because
0:32:29 > 0:32:32there is heavy pressure on time and I am trying to accommodate
0:32:32 > 0:32:36colleagues.What action does the Secretary of State think should be
0:32:36 > 0:32:40taken against an apt that reaches key provisions of the Data
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Protection Act and the privacy of electronic communications regulator
0:32:43 > 0:32:50and is not GBP our compliance?I think all apps should be compliant
0:32:50 > 0:32:56with the lot and I and alighted to save the Matt Hancock apt is!
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Exactly because the Appiah am talking about doesn't does belong to
0:33:00 > 0:33:04him it's named after him and the general public need protecting Mr
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Speaker from their privacy being invaded by Matt Hancock, there are
0:33:09 > 0:33:13personal information being shared with third parties by Matt Hancock
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and their private photos being accessed by Matt Hancock. Will he
0:33:16 > 0:33:22ensure Matt Hancock complies fully with data protection regulations and
0:33:22 > 0:33:25explains why he thinks of the people should abide by their legal
0:33:25 > 0:33:28obligations with regard to data protection if Matt Hancock doesn't?
0:33:28 > 0:33:37I must say I'm very surprised the Secretary of State did not call his
0:33:37 > 0:33:44Apple Hancock Disraeli!Very good, Mr Speaker. Of course the Apple
0:33:44 > 0:33:49complies but I think we should use digital communications Mr Speaker to
0:33:49 > 0:33:53communicate with her constituents in all the modern forms and I'm frankly
0:33:53 > 0:33:56delighted by the response the app has had, far bigger than I could
0:33:56 > 0:34:02have possibly imagined and I look forward to the Munich heading with
0:34:02 > 0:34:07my constituents over Matt Hancock for many years to come! -- to
0:34:07 > 0:34:13communicating with my constituents. I congratulate the government on
0:34:13 > 0:34:17passing the 95% target for broadband but what message can my right
0:34:17 > 0:34:22honourable friend give 2/2000 households in my constituency unable
0:34:22 > 0:34:27to receive 10 megabits per second and particularly over 10% of
0:34:27 > 0:34:34households in the village of Purley who cannot receive two megabits?Mr
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Speaker, the message I can give him is the cavalry is coming, this has
0:34:37 > 0:34:42has legislated so that everybody shall be able to get 10 megabits per
0:34:42 > 0:34:47second as an absolute minimum by 2020 and by honourable friend the
0:34:47 > 0:34:48Minister is driving secondary legislation through necessary to
0:34:48 > 0:34:54make that happen.Mr Speaker, or be city is the single biggest event
0:34:54 > 0:35:02double cause of cancer after smoking. -- obesity. In my health
0:35:02 > 0:35:07board area 26% of 4-5 -year-olds are overweight or obese, junk food
0:35:07 > 0:35:11advertising is the key driver, can the Minister tell us what assessment
0:35:11 > 0:35:14the government has made of the financial impact of the 2007 of,
0:35:14 > 0:35:20advertising stretch and is on children's forecasters?The
0:35:20 > 0:35:24honourable member makes a very important point, of course making
0:35:24 > 0:35:28sure we have a healthy and buoyant advertising market is important in
0:35:28 > 0:35:35the UK but it is absolutely critical that we do what we can to reduce the
0:35:35 > 0:35:39amount of obesity in the nation. This is a matter of which I've had
0:35:39 > 0:35:42discussions with the Secretary of State for health and very happy to
0:35:42 > 0:35:46talk to him in more detail.The stress Speaker footsteps as a
0:35:46 > 0:35:49department taking along with the Department for Education to improve
0:35:49 > 0:35:53access for sport during school hours but also outside of them for our
0:35:53 > 0:35:57young people given the health and well-being benefits that flow from
0:35:57 > 0:36:02that?There is a huge amount of work on going, we've managed through the
0:36:02 > 0:36:06sugar tax to double the amount of funding going into school sports, I
0:36:06 > 0:36:10pay tribute to the work the Minister for Sport has done, she cannot be
0:36:10 > 0:36:13here because she is flying to the Winter Olympics and I am sure she is
0:36:13 > 0:36:17happy to work with the honourable member to see what more we can do.
0:36:17 > 0:36:25Mr Speaker, the gambling industry renewal makes 13 billion a year but
0:36:25 > 0:36:33gambling where is only able to raise a 6p, come on, Minister, we have to
0:36:33 > 0:36:44do better.I will take that as another consideration in the
0:36:44 > 0:36:49gambling regulations which we are considering now.To many users of
0:36:49 > 0:36:57the android app have read Matt Hancock has stopped. Can the
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Secretary of State reassures that for all the fun we have had this is
0:37:00 > 0:37:04a meaningful attempt to get in touch with constituents and as the owner
0:37:04 > 0:37:08of the social network you will continue to press on?I can assure
0:37:08 > 0:37:13my friend I have not stopped and I won't stop communicating with my
0:37:13 > 0:37:17constituents come about is all about.Mr Speaker, is the Minister
0:37:17 > 0:37:25of where of the recent estimate why the CBR research that there are
0:37:25 > 0:37:29121,000 FOBTE users that could be classed as problem gamblers and age
0:37:29 > 0:37:36suppers and average annual loss and welfare of nearly £10,000.I pay
0:37:36 > 0:37:41tribute to the work she has done as chair of the committee on FOBTEs and
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I know she has raised this repeatedly and I look forward to
0:37:44 > 0:37:49working with her on this issue.As to Speaker, the secretary Secretary
0:37:49 > 0:37:55of State will no climbing will be a new sport and I have a local group
0:37:55 > 0:37:58encouraging young kids to get involved but what can the government
0:37:58 > 0:38:02do across the UK to ensure we have enough facilities and coaches for
0:38:02 > 0:38:11this sport?Climbing is a cracking new sport, in fact, I went climbing
0:38:11 > 0:38:13as we celebrated funding some of the athletes including the world
0:38:13 > 0:38:22champion female climber who is British and am looking and is hoping
0:38:22 > 0:38:28to compete and is looking forward to competing in the Olympics.95%
0:38:28 > 0:38:34broadband target, the UK underfunded the Scottish Government, when it
0:38:34 > 0:38:39comes to 4G coverage England has 60% land mass coverage and Scotland has
0:38:39 > 0:38:43only 17%, what is the government doing to make up this double
0:38:43 > 0:38:48deficit?We have increased mobile phone coverage in Scotland more as a
0:38:48 > 0:38:53percentage than elsewhere in the UK. When it comes to the fixed
0:38:53 > 0:38:59broadband, I want take this from the SNP. We gave the SNP £20 billion
0:38:59 > 0:39:04over three years ago and they haven't yet spent that so everybody
0:39:04 > 0:39:07in Scotland, every single person who does not have super-fast broadband
0:39:07 > 0:39:11knows they could have got it if the SNP had got on with it instead of
0:39:11 > 0:39:16worrying about independence.Thank you, Mr Speaker. On a similar topic
0:39:16 > 0:39:21the Scottish Government report found in 2012 over half of my constituency
0:39:21 > 0:39:25and Angus did not proceed 3G service, six years on I don't feel
0:39:25 > 0:39:28enough regress has been made but can my right honourable friend assures
0:39:28 > 0:39:33me more is being done to ensure constituents are not aimed at
0:39:33 > 0:39:37behind?She is absolutely right, the roll-out of mobile phone coverage
0:39:37 > 0:39:40needs to go further, we've made good progress but there is a lot more
0:39:40 > 0:39:41needs to be done