Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Sammy Wilson Excerpts
Tuesday 24th October 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones
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I most certainly will continue to work on that. My hon. Friend has consistently spoken up on behalf of entrepreneurs and enterprise since he arrived in this House. The Government’s intention to pursue our broadband investment, whether it is superfast or full fibre, is right at the heart of our efforts to improve productivity.

Sammy Wilson Portrait Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)
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BT has received hundreds of millions of pounds from the Government for public investment in the digital network. But there are parts of my constituency—both rural and urban—where broadband coverage is still very poor, such as the town of Carrickfergus. BT refused to look at innovative ways of splitting the network. Is it not time that the Government looked to other bids for some of the money they are investing in broadband in order to ensure that there is better coverage?