Speeches

Graham Evans – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2016-06-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the rollout of broadband in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The BDUK programme continues to work with BT and other suppliers to bring forward delivery of superfast broadband across the UK. 9 out of 10 homes and businesses can now receive superfast speeds and we remain on track to reach 95% by end of 2017.