Backbench business debate on rural broadband
20 May 2011 (updated on 20 May 2011)
Rory Stewart, Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border, introduced a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons on Thursday 19 May on broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas
Watch and read the debate and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Edward Vaizey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport responded to the debate on behalf of the Government.
- Video and audio: Rural broadband and mobile coverage
- Commons Hansard: Rural broadband and mobile coverage
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