Edward Vaizey corrected a written answer on Broadband: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill

29 October 2015 · Commons written answer · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Philip Boswell (Scottish National Party, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) asked written question 13006 on 22 October 2015. Mr Edward Vaizey answered on 29 October 2015 for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Mr Edward Vaizey corrected the answer on 29 October 2015. The corrected text adds the figure 42,746, which the original did not give. Altogether 25 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the planned date is for the roll-out of fibre broadband in (a) the Chryston area and (b) the constituency of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
UK Government has allocated £122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area.	UK Government has allocated £122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area. We estimate that 42,746 homes and businesses in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency will have superfast broadband available to them by the end of 2017.

Original

Corrected

UK Government has allocated £122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area.
We estimate that 42,746 homes and businesses in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency will have superfast broadband available to them by the end of 2017.

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Date read	15 October 2026
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