Rural Broadband (North Yorkshire)
Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Julian Sturdy(11 years, 1 month ago)
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey)
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Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Julian Sturdy(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)
The Minister will be aware that North Yorkshire has taken great strides in rolling out superfast broadband across the county. The project is near completion. Will the Minister consider early release of the phase 2 funding for areas such as North Yorkshire to help bridge the digital divide in those areas?
Mr Vaizey
May I use this opportunity to congratulate North Yorkshire on forging ahead with the superfast broadband programme, which has made astonishing progress? I hear what my hon. Friend says. We are working out the details of how to allocate the next tranche of funding to take superfast broadband to 95% and I will keep him informed.
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Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Julian Sturdy(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)
T3. In the light of the digital radio action plan, can the Secretary of State or a Minister assure us that the Government will specifically support local commercial radio stations before the switchover?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey)
Yes, we certainly intend to ensure that the move towards digital radio does not discriminate against local commercial radio stations.