Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:16 pm on 2 November 2016.
I commend the Welsh Conservatives for bringing this motion before the Assembly today. Russell George I think set out very neatly the problems that we’ve faced in the past and the limitations of what the Government has on offer for us for the future. UKIP will support the motion and, indeed, the Plaid Cymru amendments to it, and I hope that they will commend themselves to the majority of Members.
I thought what Russell George said about the Government’s lack of urgency does require some emphasis and underlining in bringing superfast broadband to the overwhelming majority of Welsh people. Admittedly, the Superfast Cymru programme has brought a rapid advance, and that’s to be greatly welcomed, but I still think we have to compare ourselves with other parts of the United Kingdom and indeed other parts of Europe to see how far behind we are in Wales. According to the thinkbroadband website, today, 88.3 per cent of households in Wales get speeds of 24 Mbps, but the measure in Scotland is not 24 Mbps, but 30—[Interruption.] Sorry?