4. Statement by the Leader of the House: Superfast Cymru

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:51 pm on 30 January 2018.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 4:51, 30 January 2018

Well, we're not—. We're not—. We're projecting the gainshare on the amount of take-up that we have, so we know exactly what that will be. And, as I keep enjoining Members, if you can get more people to connect, then I'll get more money. But I'm not spending money in anticipation of that; we're spending the money we know we have because we know what the percentage connection is. As that percentage connection rises, that money will rise, and we've committed to put that money into this programme and not elsewhere. We're not obligated to do that but we have committed to do that, and so we will be doing that.

In terms of the percentages, I don't have those in front of me, but, as we let the contracts, I will be putting a statement to the Senedd saying what we're doing on the contract letting, and that will become clear.