Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lucy Frazer and Matt Hancock

Thursday 16th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

5. What progress her Department has made on digital infrastructure investment for the next generation of mobile and broadband communications.

[The Minister for Digital (Matt Hancock)]

As well as the current generation of technologies, we have provided more than £1 billion of funding to support the next generation of digital infrastructure, including investment in full-fibre networks and 5G testbeds, so that we are ready to ensure that we are ahead of the pack as 5G is developed.

[Lucy Frazer]

Given the number of companies in and around Cambridge that specialise in technological innovation, the growth of agritech in east Cambridgeshire and the rural nature of Cambridgeshire as a whole, does the Minister think that South East Cambridgeshire would be an excellent place to hold some of the 5G trials?

[Matt Hancock]

My hon. and learned Friend has been assiduous in putting the case for Cambridgeshire, because of the combination of amazing high-tech growth in Cambridge itself and its rural hinterland, as an area where we can really test these technologies. I look forward to working with her and with Connecting Cambridgeshire to see whether we can make that happen.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lucy Frazer and Matt Hancock

Thursday 16th March 2017 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Digital and Culture (Matt Hancock)]

Absolutely. Local newspapers are incredibly important. As constituency MPs we all engage with them, as well as with the national media. I will be happy to meet the NUJ and take part in the week, as the hon. Gentleman suggests.

[Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

Ely cathedral has benefited from funding for essential building work from the first world war centenary cathedral repairs fund. The cathedral makes a significant and real contribution to community life. What future long-term funding is there for cathedrals?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lucy Frazer and Matt Hancock

Wednesday 27th January 2016 Commons Chamber

[Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

2. What steps the Government are taking to increase social mobility in the civil service.

[The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Matthew Hancock)]

Social mobility is mission critical to our plan to ensure that the civil service is fully representative of the nation that it serves and benefits from talent in every part of Britain.

[Lucy Frazer]

I welcome that answer. May I ask the Minister to give the House an update on research by the Bridge Group on social mobility in the fast stream?