2. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 21 March 2017.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 2:25, 21 March 2017

I think the Member knows that many parts of Wales wouldn’t have had access to superfast broadband without the intervention of Superfast Cymru. As a result of that programme, 194,199 premises across north Wales, and I’m focusing on your region, now have access to fast fibre broadband and, of course, households are gaining access every day as the roll-out continues. Of course, our aim is to provide fast, reliable broadband to every property in Wales. Superfast Cymru is building that infrastructure. Whole counties, such as Conwy, Gwynedd, Blaenau Gwent, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, and others, would have been left without any access at all to superfast broadband without the intervention of Superfast Cymru. But, going back to the situation in terms of where we are now, to date, over 621,000 premises across Wales are now able to receive Superfast Cymru. But it is looking at how we reach those final few premises once Superfast Cymru comes to an end this year with an investment of £80 million, and that is establishing, premises by premises, where superfast broadband is available and that, of course, is going to inform the next scheme as it moves forward.