Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:34 pm on 8 May 2019.
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm pleased to once again take the opportunity to raise the issue of broadband connectivity in this Chamber, and I'm happy to give Russell George a minute of my time.
Aside from the issue of protecting services at Withybush hospital, the issue of broadband connectivity is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most frequently raised matter amongst my constituents, and has been since I was elected to this place back in 2007. Whilst I accept that the Welsh Government has announced funding to expand broadband services throughout the whole of Wales, it is essential that the needs of those with limited broadband or no broadband at all will be met and not neglected at the expense of delivering superfast broadband in other areas. People in rural areas of Wales, and particularly people living in Pembrokeshire, continue to struggle to achieve basic broadband provision, while some people living in other areas are now moving forward and enjoying superfast broadband services.