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Roger Williams Excerpts
Thursday 26th February 2015

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Roger Williams Portrait Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)
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11. I may be wrong, but I believe I glimpsed the Minister in my constituency—on a mini-digger and endangering a cabinet that was about to be upgraded. While he was there, did he get any information about the timeliness of the roll-out of broadband in Wales, given that the Government have contributed £57 million to the project?

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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I was indeed in Brecon. Our rural broadband programme is so important that it is a case of all hands to the pump. I was happy to get on a mini-digger and help to get my hon. Friend’s constituency more superfast-connected.