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Broadband In The Highlands And Islands

EDM number 550 in 2014-15, proposed by John Thurso on 26/11/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Standards and Telecommunications.

That this House notes that many Government services are now only delivered online; congratulates the Government on providing funds to enable the roll-out of fibre optic cables and broadband in the Highlands and Islands and that the project is on schedule to complete in 2016-17; further notes, however, with concern that neither Openreach nor Highlands and Islands Enterprise will say which houses will benefit, leaving communities unable to plan for the choice between commercial and community provision; and calls on the Government to require the providing partners to be open and transparent.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Thurso26/11/2014Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratProposed
Alan Reid26/11/2014Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Meale27/11/2014MansfieldLabourSeconded
Mark Hunter27/11/2014CheadleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mike Hancock28/11/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lindsay Roy03/12/2014GlenrothesLabourSeconded
John Leech09/12/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey05/01/2015North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Charles Kennedy20/01/2015Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway11/02/2015Bradford WestRespectSigned

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