Broadband in Wales: first evidence session

Welsh Affairs Committee

Select Committee Announcement 1 July 2011

For Immediate Release:

Evidence session: Broadband in Wales. The Welsh Affairs Committee announces the first evidence session looking at Broadband in Wales

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses:

At 10.30 am Huw Thomas, Assembly Adviser, National Farmers Union (Wales), Ben Underwood, Regional Director (Wales), Country Land and Business Association, and Abby Hanson, Disconnected Wales.

At 11.15 am Ann Beynon OBE, Director, BT Wales, Graham Leach, General Manager, FibreSpeed, and Matt Rogerson, Head of Public Affairs and Policy, Virgin Media.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Committee Membership is as follows: David T. C. Davies MP (Chair), Stuart Andrew MP, Guto Bebb MP, Geraint Davies MP, Jonathan Edwards MP, Mrs Siân C. James MP, Susan Elan Jones MP, Karen Lumley MP, Jessica Morden MP, Owen Smith MP, Robin Walker MP, and Mr Mark Williams MP.

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