Digital Infrastructure

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 June 2017.

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Photo of Liz Twist 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?

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