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HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend, not necessarily at the same time as I am meeting the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith), but Haslington is a bit like…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasWe are improving digital connectivity in rural areas by rolling out 30 Project Gigabit contracts, filling in gaps that are not being met commercially, predominantly in rural…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProject GigabitThe world heritage aspects relate to my Department for Culture, Media and Sport responsibilities, but my hon. Friend is right about Ironbridge. I hope that we will be able to…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProject GigabitThe hon. Gentleman is right: there is a series of issues about the security and safety of connectivity in areas that suffer from particular weather conditions. We had a successful…20 Nov 2024HANSARD5G Roll-outMy hon. Friend is right: that work has to be a priority for businesses, families and everybody engaged in her constituency, and for the public sector. We want the Ministry of…20 Nov 2024HANSARDShared Rural NetworkThe Government and industry are working together to accelerate the shared rural network and deliver substantial improvements to outdoor 4G mobile coverage across the UK. In the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasI am pleased to say that the Secretary of State says he will indeed visit when he possibly can. There is a really important point here: poor digital connectivity excludes so many…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural AreasI am getting more popular day by day, which is unusual in my life. I am, of course, very happy to discuss the issues in Crowthorne. One thing that really concerns me is that quite…20 Nov 2024HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI know about Cuddington, because the hon. Gentleman told me about it yesterday. Cuddington is such a typical English village that it has featured in “Midsomer Murders”, which is…20 Nov 2024HANSARDShared Rural NetworkWe support developing all the plans set out under the shared rural network and Project Gigabit—those plans were regularly announced by the previous Government, but they never…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProject GigabitMore than 30 Project Gigabit contracts are currently in place, with a total value of almost £2 billion, and more are in the pipeline. In the past few months, the first premises…20 Nov 2024HANSARD5G Roll-outUnfortunately, the UK’s roll-out of 5G has been far too slow. According to Opensignal, the UK ranks 22nd out of 25 European countries for 5G download speeds and availability after…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: BedfordshireYou can remember some things still, Sir Roger. By the time “Blake’s 7” ended, it did not have seven people in it, and it did not have a character called Blake in it, which was a…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: BedfordshireI knew that was coming.19 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: NorthumberlandTry being Welsh and liking rugby at the moment.19 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: BedfordshireSir Roger, you are not Jurassic. You are a mere slip of a boy, in parliamentary terms anyway. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) on securing…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: NorthumberlandI again welcome you to the Chair, Sir Roger, and it is good to welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Joe Morris). He is actually named in my documents from the Department…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural BroadbandI do not want Opposition Members to think that I have had an audience with a Labour Member and not with others. There is a universal service obligation on the Minister here. For…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural BroadbandI hope that I might be able to help the hon. Gentleman a little here. I know the highlands of Scotland very well: I spent many of my childhood summers in Aviemore, and I know the…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural BroadbandIt is a delight to be here, Dame Siobhain, and I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) on securing this debate. I am not sure I will be…13 Nov 2024