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<p>There is a substantial commitment by national government for superfast broadband
rollout and £5.46 million of central government funding has been allocated to the
Merseyside Connected project. This has led to 39,216 additional homes and businesses
now being able to access superfast broadband as a result of the local project, with
the aim to have 42,204 additional premises by the end of the project. This will bring
superfast coverage in Merseyside to 99% of premises.</p><p> </p><p>The Department
does not hold data specifically for businesses. The table below shows estimates of
the number of premises (both residential and business) without access to superfast
broadband in all of the Merseyside and Liverpool City Region constituencies.</p><blockquote><p><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Constituency</p></td><td><p>Number
of Premises</p></td><td><p>Premises Without Access To Superfast Broadband</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birkenhead</p></td><td><p>44,111</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bootle</p></td><td><p>47,396</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garston
and Halewood</p></td><td><p>45,355</p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td><td><p>44,739</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>48,681</p></td><td><p>596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool,
Riverside</p></td><td><p>54,717</p></td><td><p>9,022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool,
Walton</p></td><td><p>43,483</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool,
Wavertree</p></td><td><p>41,345</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool,
West Derby</p></td><td><p>40,579</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton Central</p></td><td><p>37,979</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport</p></td><td><p>43,576</p></td><td><p>1,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St
Helens North</p></td><td><p>45,188</p></td><td><p>1503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St
Helens South and Whiston</p></td><td><p>49,194</p></td><td><p>2,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wallasey</p></td><td><p>42,239</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral
South</p></td><td><p>33,425</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral West</p></td><td><p>32,212</p></td><td><p>816</p></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p>
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