The Superfast Cymru Successor Project

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 20 June 2018.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Hefin David Hefin David Labour 2:48, 20 June 2018

I've already said thank you to the leader of the house for the incredible work that she did at Castle Reach in Kingsmead estate to get Openreach to fund broadband fibre to the premises, which wasn't covered by Superfast Cymru because the estate was built after the programme began. What we didn't know at the time was that that only covered 165 of the houses on the estate. A further 50 now will be trying to get community-access broadband through the Access Broadband Cymru scheme, and I'm working with residents and resident volunteers. Fortunately, the Welsh Government money should fund them fully to cover those houses.

However, there remain houses on that estate, which we didn't know about at the time that she spoke to Openreach, which will still not be covered. I think the only way we're going to get a resolution here is if Openreach and Taylor Wimpey, the developer, work together. So, can I suggest that the leader of the house, if she's willing, meets with me, with Openreach, if they're willing, and with Taylor Wimpey, if they're willing, to finally put this matter to bed on this estate and make sure that that whole estate of Castle Reach in Kingsmead is covered by broadband? And I'm asking her, once again, one more time, to bring that pressure to bear, which she did so well at the end of last year.