Superfast Broadband: Rural Areas

Part of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at on 4 July 2019.

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Photo of Margot James Margot James The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

I think the hon. Gentleman asked me a similar question last summer, and I am delighted to say that his intervention last year led directly to my recommending to the Chancellor that he include the Welsh valleys in the first pilot of the roll-out of the rural gigabit connectivity programme, so the hon. Gentleman can hold us to that. I also want to mention that the voucher scheme has been enhanced, so that small and medium-sized enterprises in the Welsh valleys will now get access to a voucher worth £3,500 and residents a voucher worth £1,500 to connect on to the public buildings that the programme will connect.