High-speed Broadband in Caerphilly

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House – in the Senedd at 3:05 pm on 24 January 2018.

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Photo of Hefin David Hefin David Labour 3:05, 24 January 2018

I'd like to thank the leader of the house for the heroic efforts in which she's engaged to get the broadband issue sorted in Castle Reach and Kingsmead estates in Caerphilly. She has worked incredibly hard and I'm very pleased to see that it's happened. But I wanted to—[Interruption.] Of course, contrary to what Russell George said earlier. I wanted to raise the issue of the delivery plan for 'Our Valleys, Our Future' and the fact that broadband isn't actually mentioned in the delivery plan, but it will be vital in connecting businesses across the Caerphilly constituency. I'm concerned that there's no specific mention, so would the leader of the house give assurances that she'll be working with Cabinet colleagues in order to deliver the 'Our Valleys, Our Future' plan and particularly ensure that those businesses that are based in and around industrial estates in the northern areas of the Valleys communities benefit from broadband provision?