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Written question asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 30 October 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 November 2018. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Monday, 12 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Broadband: Compton Bassett

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the installation of superfast broadband in Compton Bassett was stopped; when they expect the remaining properties to receive superfast broadband connectivity; and what compensation, if any, is available for those residents and businesses that have not yet been connected.

Answer

The Department does not hold information on specific locations within local Superfast projects. This information is held by the local authority project team - in this case Wiltshire Online. Decisions on what areas are in or out of scope are taken locally.

For communities that fall outside of a Superfast area, there are two UK Government schemes in place that aim to upgrade a premises connection, such as the Gigabit Voucher Scheme (https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/) and the Better Broadband Scheme (https://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11132
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Compensation Broadband Compton Bassett
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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