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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Thursday, 6 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 (named day). It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Digital Technology: North Wales

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Government funding has been made available for improving digital connectivity in North Wales each of the last eight years.

Answer

The total spend on improving digital connectivity as a result of the Welsh government’s Superfast programme (Superfast Cymru) in North Wales equates to £62.78 million. This is made up of contributions from the UK government, the Welsh government and the European Union.

On 4 December 2018, Building Digital UK (BDUK) here at DCMS approved £8 million of funding for North Wales through Wave 3 of the Local Full Fibre Networks programme. This project has started to deploy fibre upgrades to 335 public buildings across six local authorities in North Wales (Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighsire, Flintshire and Wrexham).

The number of Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) vouchers requested for North Wales to date are low because of the coexistence with the previous Welsh scheme. BDUK recently launched a joint new scheme, hosted by DCMS but co-branded with the Welsh government, with the voucher values topped up by the Welsh government. The numbers for the GBVS are as follows:

  1. Conwy 1
  2. Denbighshire 12
  3. Flintshire 10
  4. Gwynedd 6
  5. Wrexham 8

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
261114
Session
2017-19
Related items
Digital Technology: North Wales
Monday, 17 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Digital Technology: Denbighshire
Monday, 17 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Digital technology Finance Standards North Wales
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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