Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 22 March 2017.
I agree with the fundamental point that the Member makes, that all schools have to have equal access to broadband to ensure that pupils are able to take advantage of these opportunities, which should be available to them. There are 23 schools, in fact, that currently do not have the superfast broadband that we require. We recognise the importance of equal access. The Cabinet Secretary has committed an additional £5 million of funding to ensure that all schools have access to superfast broadband. Presiding Officer, we expect that work in all of these schools will be completed by 31 March, next week. However, there are three schools where BT has encountered issues and which won’t be completed until 28 April.