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Chi Onwurah

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Unaccompanied Child Refugees
Thursday 9th February 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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I very strongly agree with my hon. Friend.

Chi Onwurah Portrait Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
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When they were designing the superfast broadband tender, the Government were warned that they were effectively entrenching BT’s monopoly. In designing the universal service obligation, they now appear to be making exactly the same mistake again. Will the Minister commit to delivering choice in our broadband networks?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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The premise of the hon. Lady’s question is wrong. Many companies are now delivering into the Broadband Delivery UK scheme. In fact, companies that did not even exist a few years ago are now delivering superfast broadband—and much faster—right across the country.

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