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Issues with superfast broadband

13 May 2014 at 00:00:00

Today I challenged the Deputy Prime Minister about the roll out of superfast broadband:

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

The Government are keen to talk up their investment in cities, but they are doing nothing to ensure that superfast broadband is rolled out properly, with a third of businesses in Shoreditch, where Tech City is, not having access to it. Will the Deputy Prime Minister take that up in government? What will he do about it?

The Deputy Prime Minister:

If the hon. Lady wishes to write to me about a particular instance in which she feels that progress has not been made, I am more than happy to take that up. As she will know, huge progress has been made in rolling out superfast broadband across the country, but she is right that there are bottlenecks that we are working constantly to alleviate. If she wants to raise any specific instances with me, I am happy to make sure that they are addressed.

I will follow up my concerns on this issue to the Deputy Prime Minister in writing.

To read the rest of the question time, follow the link here


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