Margot James corrected a written answer on Broadband: Thornbury and Yate

9 March 2018 · Commons written answer · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Luke Hall (Conservative, Thornbury and Yate) asked written question 130278 on 28 February 2018. Margot James answered on 9 March 2018 for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Margot James corrected the answer on 9 March 2018. The correction replaced 2 figures (17,014, £65 million) with 2 figures (8,325, £3.37 million). Altogether 99 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has invested in the roll-out of superfast broadband in the Thornbury and Yate constituency.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~According~~ to ~~Thinkbroadband 93% of premises~~ in ~~the~~ South ~~West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 ( http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west ). 17,014~~ premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. ~~Gainshare funding for~~ the ~~region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely~~ to ~~be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.~~	The Department does not measure funding at constituency level. A total of £3.37 million has been invested by the Department to support broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire. Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency now have access to superfast broadband - up from 61% in 2012.

Original

Corrected

~~According~~ to ~~Thinkbroadband 93% of premises~~ in ~~the~~ South ~~West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 ( http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west ). 17,014~~ premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. ~~Gainshare funding for~~ the ~~region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely~~ to ~~be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.~~

The Department does not measure funding at constituency level. A total of £3.37 million has been invested by the Department to support broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire. Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency now have access to superfast broadband - up from 61% in 2012.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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