I'm afraid my analysis of the situation may not be in accord with my Chair of the committee, so I hope he will take it in good part. Can I thank the leader of the house for her statement today, updating the Chamber on digital connectivity in Wales? Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Welsh Government on the excellent progress made so far through their Superfast Cymru programme, especially given Wales's topography and population distribution. We all acknowledge the challenges this brought to the implementation of the Government's ambitions.

Since the summer of 2013, Superfast Cymru, in partnership with BT, rolled out plans to provide superfast broadband to 655,000 premises, with the demand significantly increasing in the following years. The pledge to provide access to a further 40,000 properties in 2014 certainly enlarged Superfast Cymru's target. We must all recognise that managing the ever-changing demand for access speeds of 30 Mbps or more is certainly an unenviable task, particularly in some of Wales's most remote communities.

I do believe, however, that the Welsh Government must set targets that are ambitious but achievable, because access to superfast broadband has swiftly become a fundamental necessity of day-to-day life in the twenty-first century. It is frustrating enough for households who lack sufficient access, but for small businesses desperately trying to modernise and succeed in rural Wales, access to superfast broadband can often be the difference between success and failure. The UK Government's own minimum acceptable download level is 10 Mbps, but still many people in rural Wales suffer average speeds of less than half that. For instance, it was reported last year that in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Montgomeryshire, Ceredigion and Dwyfor Meirionnydd, over 50 per cent of broadband connections were slower than 10 Mbps. Could the First Minister update us on whether this is still the case?

Following on from some comments made by Adam Price, I would like to ask the leader of the house what measures has the Welsh Government put in place to ensure a greater level of communication with those communities that are still failing to receive satisfactory broadband access speeds. Is there still some confusion with regard to whether connectivity has been achieved or not, as in the case of Llangenny village in Brecon and Radnorshire, which formed the basis of a petition to the Petitions Committee? Is the First Minister satisfied that these issues have been addressed?

I note that Access Broadband Cymru has played a vital role to provide broadband to communities that have failed to receive sufficient access and I therefore welcome the announcement in today's statement that the scheme, along with the ultrafast connectivity scheme, will continue for the foreseeable future. We look forward to hearing from the Minister—sorry, from the First Minister—whether the plans and the partnership that he envisages will bring superfast coverage to the remaining 4 per cent in Wales.

Turning to another vital component in the communications roll-out, I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government appear to be heeding the recommendations of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee's report on digital infrastructure in Wales by undertaking a call-for-evidence exercise on the benefits of introducing non-domestic rates relief for new mobile masts.

Finally, does the leader of the house not agree with me that the Government must use whatever leverage it has to encourage mobile operating companies to share their infrastructure in order to provide improved mobile coverage in the many black spot areas?