Digital Inclusion in South Wales Central

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:43 pm on 20 June 2018.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:43, 20 June 2018

Thank you, leader of the house, for that answer. I've always highlighted some of the concerns in rural Wales and, in particular, the inability for many communities to get connected up, because of the logistical challenges that are faced there. But in my own electoral region of South Wales Central, in Pentwyn, in Cardiff here, there's a community of 200 residents who, because Openreach will not empower the cabinet to enable high-speed broadband, are excluded from the process. So, even in our capital city there's that exclusion going on. What pressure are you bringing to bear on Openreach, as the sole contractor, to provide these services, so that communities, such as the one in Pentwyn and others around Wales, can benefit from high-speed broadband, which is hugely frustrating when residents are walking past the facilities they know are in their community but they're not switched on and are able to be used by that community?