Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to roll out broadband in rural constituencies in Wales.

Wales Office Ministers have met with BDUK to discuss the roll out of superfast broadband in rural areas in Wales following £69 million being provided to the Welsh Government to support their programme – Superfast Cymru. In addition to this, BDUK is currently piloting a £10 million project to test new ways of delivering broadband to hard to reach areas and this includes a project in Wales. It is Superfast Cymru, a joint Welsh Government/BT programme, which chose the areas that should be prioritised.