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The Government has implemented a basic broadband scheme to enable all premises to gain access to speeds of at least 2Mbps. This enables residents to gain access to every Government service available online. Funding for subsidised connections through the scheme is provided by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) as part of the government's superfast broadband programme. Consumers in eligible premises can access services from any of the suppliers who have been entered onto the scheme by BDUK.<\/p>

In addition it is the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation. This will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that this should initially be set at 10 Mbps.
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This Government has underwritten Welsh Government borrowing powers of up to £500 million to help deliver vital improvements to Welsh infrastructure, particularly the M4. Upgrading the route has been identified by businesses and commuters as a priority for decades. It is time for work to begin.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4086", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alun Cairns"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Vale of Glamorgan"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alun Cairns"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-07-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "905796"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-07-13T16:36:18.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "28"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-07-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motorways: Newport"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Wales of upgrading the M4 relief road.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4450", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luke Hall"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thornbury and Yate"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Luke Hall"} ], "uin" : "905791"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524047", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524047/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Data on spend on transport infrastructure projects is not available at the level of Thornbury and Yate, however figures are available for the South West for total public transport spend, listed in Table 1.<\/p>

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Table 1 Total Public Transport Spend for the South West<\/strong><\/p>

£million<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

2010-11
outturn<\/p><\/td>

2011-12
outturn<\/p><\/td>

2012-13
outturn<\/p><\/td>

2013-14
outturn<\/p><\/td>

2014-15
outturn<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,115<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

997<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

987<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

928<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,047<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Current<\/p><\/td>

442<\/p><\/td>

396<\/p><\/td>

368<\/p><\/td>

295<\/p><\/td>

279<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Capital<\/p><\/td>

673<\/p><\/td>

601<\/p><\/td>

619<\/p><\/td>

633<\/p><\/td>

767<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Note: includes spend by Central Government, Local Government, and Public Corporations<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

The figures above include all public transport spending including local transport infrastructure.<\/p>

<\/p>

South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for local transport infrastructure in Thornbury and Yate, including local roads. The funding allocated to South Gloucestershire Council for local highways infrastructure and other transport schemes between 2010-11 and 2015-16 is listed in Table 2.<\/p>

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Table 2<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Integrated Transport block £m<\/p><\/td>

Highways Maintenance block £m<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

1.690<\/p><\/td>

14.334*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

1.603**<\/p><\/td>

4.373<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

1.466<\/p><\/td>

4.632<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

1.466<\/p><\/td>

5.108***<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

2.061<\/p><\/td>

4.549***<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

1.277<\/p><\/td>

5.080<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

9.563<\/p><\/td>

38.076*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

* in 2010/11 South Gloucestershire formed part of the Greater Bristol (Joint Plan) area and it is not possible to breakdown the maintenance block figure for that year.<\/p>

** includes the top up announced in the 2011 Autumn Statement.<\/p>

*** includes the top up announced in the 2011 Autumn Statement.<\/p>

<\/p>

South Gloucestershire Council have been successful in gaining the following funding for transport infrastructure projects, some of which will have benefitted the Thornbury and Yate constituency:<\/p>

<\/p>