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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-15more like thismore than 2016-06-15
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Broadband: Small Businesses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to improve broadband access for small businesses. more like this
tabling member constituency Cheltenham more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Chalk more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-28more like thismore than 2016-06-28
answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of broadband access throughout the UK for businesses of all sizes. Under the Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme, over 50,000 SMEs across 52 cities took a connection voucher, with around 41,000 businesses already connected to super and ultra-fast broadband.</p><p>The Government is also undertaking a Review into Business Broadband, jointly led by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, to explore the barriers faced by businesses, including SMEs, in accessing the affordable, high-speed broadband they need. That Review is ongoing and will report later this year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-06-28T15:23:26.647Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-28T15:23:26.647Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this