Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Digital Technology: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance is his Department provides to local planning authorities on balancing the need for digital infrastructure with environmental and heritage considerations.
Answer: Local planning authorities are responsible for determining applications for digital infrastructure, including telecommunications, in line with the National Planning Policy Framework which requires that planning decisions take account local environmental a...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will work with wireless broadband operators to develop technology that is in keeping with local environments where it is installed.
Answer: Planning legislation requires operators to minimise the visual impact of new network deployments on the surrounding area as much as possible. We have set out guidance on how operators should do this in the Wireless Code of Practice. Operators have also co...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to review the Electronic Communications Code on (a) broadband infrastructure and (b) local visual amenity.
Answer: I wrote to operators on 16 August 2024 calling on them to consider revising the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice to take into account communities’ concerns. The industry answered my call by convening the Telecommunications Poles Working Gro...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps is Ofcom taking to ensure telecommunications providers adhere to the Electronic Communications Code on the visual impact of broadband infrastructure.
Answer: The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 include a requirement for operators to minimise the impact on the visual amenity of properties as far as reasonably practicable when installing apparatus. It is Ofcom’s role...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has provided guidance to telecommunications companies on addressing community concerns on the visual impact of broadband poles.
Answer: I wrote to operators on 16 August 2024 calling on them to consider revising the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice to take into account communities’ concerns. The industry answered my call by convening the Telecommunications Poles Working Gro...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record6G: AerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the proportion of 6G mast hardware that is expected to be produced in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to support UK-based 6G mas
Answer: The development of 6G technology is still in its early stages and as a result DSIT does not yet hold any information on the proportion of 6G mast hardware that is expected to be produced in the UK.The Government is actively working with industry through R...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record6G: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) security and (b) resilience of 6G infrastructure against potential (i) cyber threats and (ii) foreign interference.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the security and resilience of the UK's telecommunications infrastructure. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 introduced a robust security framework throughout the United Kingdom and requires public telecoms...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Impact AssessmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what environmental impact assessments are required prior to the installation of 6G infrastructure.
Answer: The Government has not yet made any formal decision on what environmental impact assessments may be needed prior to the installation of 6G infrastructure. 6G technology will not be deployed until the 2030s based on current development and standardisation ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record6G: AerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with (a) local authorities and (b) people living in areas in which 6G masts are proposed on the (i) location and (ii) visual impact of those mast
Answer: The Government has not yet had discussions with local authorities or residents on the location of any 6G infrastructure to date. 6G technology will not be deployed in the UK or elsewhere until the 2030s based on current industry development and standardis...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to protect people's data held by government departments.
Answer: All Departments must adhere to the UK Data Protection legislation to protect personal data held by their departments. All departments are controllers of the personal data they hold and are individually responsible for demonstrating compliance with the dat...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: GangsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) resources and (b) personnel required by Ofcom to protect users of online platforms from content promoting gang violence.
Answer: The Online Safety Act gives user-to-user platforms and search services duties to take steps to protect all users from illegal content and children from harmful or age-inappropriate content. This includes duties to take down illegal content which provokes ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding had been (a) allocated in total, (b) spent on and (c) forecast for the Project Gigabit contract in Lancashire on 30 May 2025.
Answer: Openreach is delivering a £149.7 million contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to 54,300 premises in Lancashire, North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, West and Mid Surrey, Staffordshire, West Berkshire and Hertfordshire. This funding is allocated ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: FyldeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the affordability of gigabit-capable broadband for (a) residents and (b) businesses in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The affordability of gigabit-capable broadband depends on access to fibre, the costs of connection and the price of suitable devices. The government works closely with industry and Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, to ensure the high...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what digital (a) inclusion and (b) skills training initiatives his Department is supporting in (i) Lancashire and (ii) areas in Lancashire which have recently acquired gigabit-capable b
Answer: The Government published its Digital Inclusion Action Plan in February 2025, which outlines the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion in every corner of the UK, including Lancashire.These will be targeted at local ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) future-proof broadband infrastructure in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Electronic Communications Code gives Code Operators the right to maintain, repair and upgrade apparatus. While the legislative framework facilitates upgrades to existing apparatus, it is ultimately the responsibility of operators to maintain their bro...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, what steps he is taking to ensure that the remaining (a) homes and (b) businesses in (i) Fylde and (ii)
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, Openreach is currently delivering a contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to homes and businesses in Lancashire that are not expected to be reached via the commercial market, including in Fylde. This contract is due to ru...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: FyldeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of broadband access in (a) rural and (b) urban parts
Answer: According to Ofcom’s most recent Connected Nations report, in the Fylde constituency, 93% of rural premises and 100% of urban premises can access superfast broadband speeds (>= 30 Mbps). This is above the UK average of 89% of rural premises and 99% of ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: FyldeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, if he will list which specific areas within the Fylde constituency still lack access to gigabit-capable
Answer: Building Digital UK (BDUK) collects data at premises-level, rather than by area. On 13 March, BDUK published data about the status of all premises in England and Wales, which can be accessed on: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/premises-in-bduk-...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect small and medium enterprises from cybersecurity threats in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The cyber security of the UK is a priority for the Government. The Government offers free guidance, tools and training to help businesses improve their cyber resilience. This includes a new Cyber Governance Code of Practice to help boards and directors ma...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve mobile connectivity in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: We base our assessment of coverage in rural and urban areas on Ofcom's rurality definition. Ofcom reports that 5G (standalone and non-standalone) is available outside 92% of rural premises in the Fylde constituency from at least one operator. Our ambition...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase broadband access for (a) residents and (b) businesses in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: According to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com, over 99% of homes and businesses in the Fylde constituency can access superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and over 94% have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection (>1000 Mbps). In...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on achieving full gigabit coverage by 2030.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 87% of UK premises now have access to a gigabit-capable connection.More than £2.3 billion in Project Gigabit contracts have now been signed to connect over 1 million more premises. This include...
Answered 20 May 2025
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