Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 June 2017.
Liz Twist
Labour, Blaydon
12:00,
29 June 2017
Slow and poor-quality broadband is seriously hampering a number of businesses in my Constituency, from rural Rowlands Gill to the industrialised Tees Valley trading estate, as I am sure it is in other Members’ constituencies. What plans do the Government have to ensure that 100% of areas have access to high-speed, high-quality broadband?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent