Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Mark Williams Excerpts
Wednesday 27th February 2013

(11 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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I commend Swansea for their wonderful win in the League cup final. The hon. Gentleman knows that I am always happy to meet him. If he would like to contact my office, I will be pleased to do so again.

Mark Williams Portrait Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD)
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This Government are committed to broadband, but does the Secretary of State share my bewilderment—and that of many of my businesses and farmers in the Ceredigion constituency—at the Welsh Assembly Government’s curious prioritisation, which means that some rural and hard-to-reach areas of Wales will not benefit from broadband initiatives for two years?

David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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It is good to see my hon. Friend speaking up for Ceredigion on Ceredigion day. A number of colleagues have commented on the choice of areas for the first roll-out. Suffice it to say that Broadband Delivery UK is keeping a close watch on how that develops, and I will speak to it on that very issue.