Oral Answers to Questions

Tim Farron Excerpts
Tuesday 30th January 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Short, single-sentence questions are now the order of the day, as will be brilliantly exemplified by the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron).

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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I will see what I can do.

The universal service obligation for superfast broadband will be good news for businesses across the country, but the fact that the announcement has been made with no date makes it counterproductive, as that is slowing down broadband. Will the Government announce a date and say that registration can start immediately?