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Conor McGinn Excerpts
Thursday 21st December 2017

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The right hon. Gentleman makes it all sound very exciting, I must say. I obviously have not lived yet.

Conor McGinn Portrait Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (Lab)
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Will the Minister join me in welcoming moves by the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure that providers advertise more accurate average broadband speeds rather than “up to” speeds? Will the Government push for that to be introduced immediately rather than next May, as currently proposed?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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Yes, I strongly agree with the hon. Gentleman that the promises made on broadband need to be based on what people actually get, and the end of these so-called “up to” speeds cannot happen too soon.