Rural Communities in Scotland: Broadband Debate
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Stewart Malcolm McDonald
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Rural Communities in Scotland: Broadband
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Luke Graham
No. If the hon. Gentleman had come in on time for the debate, I would take an intervention from him, but otherwise he can stay quiet.
Neither Cabinet Secretary has changed the 69% broadband coverage in Ochil and South Perthshire—[Interruption.]
Brendan O'Hara
I will make some progress and come back to the hon. Gentleman.
If Scottish Conservatives want to talk about grievance and pick an issue with which to bash the Scottish Government, one would think they might find a far better way to deliver it.
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Is it not quite something to hear about centralisation from the party that abstained on the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill, the biggest shift of power from the Government in Edinburgh to ordinary people?
Brendan O'Hara
My hon. Friend makes an absolutely excellent point, which goes to the contradiction at the heart of the Scottish Conservatives.