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To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions he has had with the Church on increasing the numbers of clergy in rural parishes.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions he has had with the Church on increasing the numbers of clergy in rural parishes.
Rural clergy play a crucial role at the heart of their communities, for which I know my hon. Friend is, like me, deeply grateful. I regularly raise this issue with the Church. In his diocese of Salisbury more than £1.25 million has been invested to support rural ministry in the Renewing Hope Through Rural Ministry and Mission project.
What steps he is taking to ensure the Green Book and his Department's other evaluation systems treat communities in rural areas equitably, including West Dorset constituency.
What steps he is taking to ensure the Green Book and his Department's other evaluation systems treat communities in rural areas equitably, including West Dorset constituency.
What steps he is taking to ensure equitable distribution of the Revenue Support Grant between rural areas.
What steps he is taking to ensure equitable distribution of the Revenue Support Grant between rural areas.
What steps he is taking to ensure the provision of bus services to rural areas that have not been successful in securing funding following the submission of a Bus service improvement plan.
What steps he is taking to ensure the provision of bus services to rural areas that have not been successful in securing funding following the submission of a Bus service improvement plan.
We have contacted all local authorities not receiving immediate BSIP funding and are working with them to help improve their local bus services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of (a) broadband infrastructure and (b) 5G infrastructure on the rural landscape.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of (a) broadband infrastructure and (b) 5G infrastructure on the rural landscape.
The Government is committed to providing necessary digital infrastructure across the UK to ensure that people and businesses have the connectivity they need, and in the years ahead.
Operators are required to minimise the visual impact of network infrastructure, particularly in more sensitive locations such as National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Planning law also allows for local planning authorities to assess the visual impact of certain infrastructure, such as new masts, and decide whether it is appropriate for the proposed location.
The Government also supports the view that operators should use existing structures and buildings for hosting infrastructure, and share sites where possible, to reduce the environmental impact of installation.
What steps he is taking to support the recovery of businesses in (a) rural areas and (b) market towns during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps he is taking to support the recovery of businesses in (a) rural areas and (b) market towns during the covid-19 outbreak.
Our thoughts are indeed with our colleague who was murdered, Jo Cox, and also with the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Amy Callaghan); we wish her a safe return to this House.
We have introduced an unprecedented package of support for businesses across the country to get through this incredibly challenging period. More than £10 billion in grants—grants—has been paid to over 830,000 businesses of all sizes, including £100 million to over 8,000 businesses in Dorset. I want to thank the local leadership there for delivering that. This has explicitly been targeted at those in receipt of rural rate relief, as well as small business rate relief.
What steps he is taking to ensure that BT Openreach delivers improved broadband to rural areas.
What steps he is taking to ensure that BT Openreach delivers improved broadband to rural areas.
My department works with a number of network operators to deliver improved broadband to rural areas. This includes Openreach and their work in West Dorset.
We are also working closely with Openreach and other operators to prepare our £5 billion “Outside In” programme, as announced in the Spring Budget.
This programme will focus on delivering gigabit-capable broadband to the hardest to reach premises in the UK, which are mainly in rural areas.