Rural Broadband

I commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this debate. She brings really important debates to ...

Yes, I agree, and I will come on to that as I move through my speech.

County Councils Netwo...

The Minister has very kindly agreed to meet me and my Somerset colleagues, including the instigat...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing an audience with the Minister. I hope we can ensure ...

I thank the hon. Member for securing the debate. Connectivity is a significant problem for my con...

The funding is very welcome, but we need to make sure that it is fit for purpose and reaches our ...

I also represent a very rural area. Despite the fact that it is a stone’s throw away from Bristol...

I could not agree more. The ongoing spending review must take that into account and must ensure t...

This issue has a real impact on rural farming businesses. As a vet I spend a lot of time driving ...

I wholeheartedly agree, and will say more about the implications for rural businesses, farmers an...

Does the hon. Lady agree that the Minister needs to find a suitable alternative for our constitue...

As I said, we must work harder to resolve some of the problems that CDS has left us in Devon and ...

I thank the hon. Lady for securing this debate. Several villages in my constituency depend on out...

Order. This is Sarah Dyke’s debate, and she can conduct it as she wishes, but it seems to me that...

I take your point, Dame Siobhain, so I will hesitate to take any more interventions.

The pr...

It is a delight to be here, Dame Siobhain, and I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Glastonb...

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Wait a second! Because I fully accept the fundamental point that was made right at the beginning ...

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I will give way to the hon. Lady because her request to intervene is timely.

I thank the Minister greatly. I join my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers)—is th...

The hon. Lady is absolutely right. I am the Minister for Telecoms, and that includes—

Does that include Portcullis House?

That is an interesting intervention from the Chair! I think that Portcullis House is a matter for...

The data issue that the Minister is raising is precisely what we have been experiencing. Looking ...

I do not want Opposition Members to think that I have had an audience with a Labour Member and no...

The Minister has kindly agreed to meet me and some Somerset colleagues later this month to discus...

That may be the case, and that is one of the specific things we can take up with BDUK.

I sh...

Will the Minister give way?

Another new Member wants to make a contribution.

The £500 million set aside for the shared rural network was instigated by the previous Government...

I hope that I might be able to help the hon. Gentleman a little here. I know the highlands of Sco...