My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. As he will know, Wales, including my Neath constituency, has some of the most rural communities in the UK, and despite the Superfast Cymru project we still lag behind England on coverage and take-up. Does he agree that the Government should underwrite the additional £20 million needed, and currently being sought from EU funds, to get the job done?
Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Proceeding contribution from
Christina Rees
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 December 2016.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Broadband Universal Service Obligation.
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