Broadband Services

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 22 January 2020.

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Photo of Joyce Watson Joyce Watson Labour 1:34, 22 January 2020

I agree with you, Minister, that Paul Davies would be better off asking his masters from Westminster about having some money here to fund something that they are ultimately responsible for. And the other thing, of course, is, because we have, the Welsh Government have had to invest money in a non-devolved area, they will be asking us for funds for something else that is devolved, and we've had to use our funds to fill in the gap that they've refused to fill.

But there's another gap that is potentially coming along the way, and there has been significant EU money invested in delivering superfast broadband. So, I think the other question is: where and how sure are you that we are going to have access to those funds in the future, through your good offices, assuming that you've had those conversations with Westminster? And I'm also assuming, since Paul Davies is so concerned about it, that he's had those conversations as well.