<p>Better Jobs Closer to Home</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 21 March 2017.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 1:57, 21 March 2017

First Minister, if we want to have more people working closer to home, then what about homeworkers? One of the problems that homeworkers face in my constituency and in other parts, particularly of north Wales, is poor broadband connectivity. We saw a report last week that said that some of the slowest speeds can be found in north Wales, and there are still many people who don’t have access to superfast broadband. What are you doing to hold BT and Openreach to account to make sure that they deliver on their promises and their obligations under the scheme? And what action are you taking to address those 4 or 5 per cent of properties that are currently outside the scope of the scheme, so that those people too in those areas can also have the opportunity to work from home?