7. 7. Statement: Update on Superfast Broadband

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:04 pm on 13 June 2017.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 6:04, 13 June 2017

I think the Minister knows I've kept her quite busy, as has my own caseworker who is designated now to broadband issues. I know that he's been keeping me on my toes and making sure that we really try to find out where those problems are and help to improve their connectivity. Now, clearly, you know, we'd welcome a successor project, but, you know, in your statement, you do say that it’s a footprint of circa 2,000 business premises across north and south Wales. I’m pleased with the connectivity offered to businesses at business parks, but, for me, of course, in Aberconwy, I’ve got a lot of rural areas. How are we going to address those solitary, isolated properties? Many of my constituents in the Valleys are farmers, and they are really struggling now with all the online payments, and all the online data that are required of them. They simply cannot function now in their own industry.

You talk about your programme for government, ‘Taking Wales Forward’—