Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
"May I take my hon. Friend from Hampshire to Dorset and endorse what he is saying? He is advocating greater flexibility within BT and saying that although some good work is being done, more could and should be done. Does he agree that we need flexibility across the piece, not …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
"My hon. Friend mentioned the fact that copper wires can be degraded by age and distance, but volume of traffic is also a problem. Does he agree that when, on a Saturday night, for example, a popular programme is on or more people want to be streaming or gaming, the …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
"On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Forgive me, but this is my very first point of order, and I am sure you will indulge me as a relatively new Member of Parliament. However, in clause 1, there is reference to mobile phone telecommunication as well as—..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
"I am very grateful to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for your guidance and for your earlier ruling, which has given me the opportunity to speak for 10 minutes, rather than the nine, eight or seven minutes I might otherwise have had...."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
"My meaning is the exact opposite. I am very grateful to you, Mr Deputy Speaker.
It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts), for whom I feel great sympathy. I am sure that many of my hon. Friends as well as Opposition …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 17th October 2016
Asked by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative - Mid Dorset and North Poole)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide additional support for broadband provision to difficult to reach properties in (a) rural and (b) urban areas which have not been provided with access under the universal service obligation to date and where Openreach fibre roll-out has been delayed for more than a year.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Reliable, fast broadband is now seen as an essential service, not a nice-to-have. We are introducing a new broadband Universal Service Obligation in this Parliament to ensure that everyone can benefit from improved broadband connectivity. Premises in hard to reach areas, not served by commercial or existing publicly funded broadband roll outs, will have the legal right to request a broadband connection with speeds of at least 10 Megabits, no matter where they live or work.
Written Question
Friday 1st July 2016
Asked by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative - Mid Dorset and North Poole)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will provide additional funding for broadband provision to difficult to reach properties in (a) rural and (b) urban areas which have not been provided with access under the Universal Service Obligation to date and where Openreach fibre rollout has been delayed for more than a year.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Superfast broadband coverage will reach 95% of UK premises by the end of 2017. Further funding from clawback and efficiency savings in the local broadband contracts with BT will allow this coverage to be extended further.
In addition it is the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation. This will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that this should initially be set at 10 Mbps.