Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 10 May 2017.
I’m sure the Member will join everybody in welcoming the fact that we now have achieved the connectivity that he referred to in his question. I think he asked a question on it some months ago, and we’ve achieved our ambitions on that now. The Cabinet Secretary was talking about how we move one step further and invest even further resources to ensure that schools do have access to the fastest broadband speeds available to us. Can I say this in terms of the overall programme that we’re following with Hwb? It has clearly made an enormous difference for schools and for learners across the whole of Wales. We want to see this expanded, and we want to see it continuing to drive forward and to provide the opportunity for everybody—all learners across Wales—to access the sorts of information and the sorts of digital skills that are essential in everyday life. We are making progress in terms of delivering on the recommendations that have been made for us, and I will be very happy to update Members more fully on that in terms of a written statement in the next few weeks.