Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:42 pm on 20 June 2018.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:42, 20 June 2018

Well, as I've just said, that's just talking about the planning permitted development rights. I was talking, when I was talking about one operator, about spectrum. So, there's a big issue with the way that the UK Government sells spectrum. And if the spectrum isn't being used by the person who purchases it, then it just sits there doing nothing. So, we can't do anything about the fact that we have no fourth generation services in some parts of Wales, if the operator that owns the spectrum isn't prepared to roll it out there. I don't have the power to do that, would that I did.