Broadband Coverage in Newport East

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 3:02 pm on 10 October 2018.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 3:02, 10 October 2018

Cabinet Secretary, according to the Ofcom's 'Connected Nations' report for Wales, the area that has seen the greatest improvement is Newport, where superfast broadband coverage has now reached 96 per cent. However, rural coverage in Wales is only 66 per cent. What plans does the leader have to increase the coverage of superfast broadband in the hard-to-reach or notspot areas to raise south-east Wales to the level enjoyed by Newport, to ensure that the whole region benefits from the prospects of economic growth?