One worry for those of us who represent rural areas is that it seems that the Minister is already conceding that that broadband development will not reach the highlands and islands and other rural areas of the country. Those areas, of course, would take maximum benefit from such development, because it would get around the need to commute and bring the economy to those areas.
Amendment of the law
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Smith
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 April 2009.
It occurred during Budget debate on Amendment of the law.
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