7. 6. Statement: Superfast Broadband in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:24 pm on 11 October 2016.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 5:24, 11 October 2016

Okay, Llywydd, I’ll refrain from explaining it again, but I have explained it several times already.

So, I don’t accept what he says. The final thing he said, though, I do accept very much: it has gone from a luxury to an essential, and that is why this Government is promising to get it to everybody. What I said about fibre broadband was that not everybody would be cabled. I said everybody would get fast, reliable broadband but it would not necessarily be via a fibre cable, and that is because other technologies have advanced very rapidly over the last three years. I mentioned one in another Member’s constituency, and, if Darren Millar would like to invite me to his constituency to speak to his constituents about what’s available, I’d be very happy to accept that invitation.