Part of Backbench Business — [2nd Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 7:52 pm on 12 October 2015.
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate. I do not think that many debates secured by that Committee will have included contributions by Members from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England, and this debate has shown that superfast broadband is genuinely a national problem that needs a national solution.
My hon. Friend Jake Berry suggested a social tariff to emphasise how much this problem affects those who have the least money to spend on subscriptions, and my hon. Friend James Cartlidge said that small providers will play a crucial role in the future. My hon. Friend
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved,
That this House notes variations in the effectiveness of roll-out of fixed and mobile superfast broadband in different parts of the UK; and calls on the Government to host a not-spot summit to consider ways to tackle this issue.