Graham Leadbitter MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Broadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in rural areas have equal access to broadband services.
Answer: Project Gigabit is the government’s programme to roll out fast, reliable broadband to UK premises that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans. Over 35 contracts, with a combined value of over £2.3 billion, have already been signed to deliver giga...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of cellular networks in rural areas.
Answer: The government wants all areas of the UK to benefit from reliable, high quality mobile coverage. We continue to work with Ofcom to ensure that their coverage reporting is as accurate as possible to allow us to reliably and accurately identify underserved ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordScientists: Migrant WorkersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to encourage scientists to emigrate to the UK.
Answer: The UK offers one of the strongest science bases in the world, with world-leading universities and research institutions, with opportunities in growing areas like quantum and AI. The UK’s immigration offer enables talented scientists, researchers and inno...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet ProtocolDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to digital telecommunications infrastructure on (a) older and (b) vulnerable people in (i) Scotland and
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that any and all risks of the industry-led migration from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated, for all customers across the UK.The Department has acknowle...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of people dying of suicide after engaging with suicide-related content online; and what steps he is taking to reduce those deaths.
Answer: DSIT is made aware when there has been an online-related death by suicide through Coroner’s ‘Reports to Prevent Future Deaths’ and has responded to nine reports in the past 12 months. The department is very concerned about the number of reports of deaths....
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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