Debates between Rebecca Smith and Chris Bryant during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Rebecca Smith and Chris Bryant
Wednesday 16th October 2024

(1 month, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rebecca Smith Portrait Rebecca Smith (South West Devon) (Con)
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T5. Building Digital UK has recently classified Devon, including rural areas such as Dartmoor national park, as type C procurement under Project Gigabit. However, there are concerns about how agile and timely its delivery will be. Will the Minister meet me to discuss the speedy roll-out of broadband in Dartmoor national park?

Chris Bryant Portrait The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
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it seems[Interruption.] It seems I have never been so popular!

I am very happy to meet the hon. Lady, as she makes a serious point. We want every single part of this country to share in the digital future. We can do that only if we have the infrastructure that we need everywhere in the UK.