NDM6126 Welsh Conservatives debate
NDM6126 Welsh Conservatives debate
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets that the previous Welsh Government failed
to deliver on its ambition in the 2011 programme for government that all
residential premises and all businesses in Wales would have access to next
generation broadband by 2015.
2. Recognises that Wales has the highest average of
people who do not use the internet in Britain and calls on the Welsh Government
to do more to promote digital literacy and set a more ambitious target for
broadband exploitation.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
(a) work with Ofcom, the UK Government and network
operators, to deliver universal access to high speed broadband and mobile
coverage;
(b) reform the planning system to promote telecoms
infrastructure investment and network deployment;
(c) reflect on the progress made by the Scottish
Government through its mobile action plan and bring forward a plan to deliver
next generation mobile coverage in areas of market failure; and
(d) provide a timescale for its commitment to procure
a contract to extend superfast broadband access to every property in Wales.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 03/11/2016
Decision due: 2 Nov 2016 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Paul Davies MS