Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 4:44 pm on 6 April 2010.
I cannot resist the pun: another of the ducked decisions is on ducts. Is my hon. Friend aware that access to ducts other than BT's-for example, waterways and sewers-is currently outside Ofcom's powers? Its response tells us that
"regulatory intervention in relation to infrastructure beyond the telecommunications sector would be a matter for the Government."
The Bill should be explicit about that, to achieve the investment in broadband that we want.