Ms Margaret Ritchie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Margaret Ritchie on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will reintroduce the Super Highway Broadband Voucher Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The £40m government-funded Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme – which closed to new applications on 12 October 2015 – was a huge success, issuing well over 50,000 vouchers, as well as funding the cost of installation of wi-fi in more than 1500 public buildings. We have no plans to reintroduce the scheme, though it is worth noting that some commercial providers, such as Virgin media, are now offering free installation of business broadband.