The national roll out of Universal Credit is on track. Torbay is part of our Tranche 4 roll out schedule which runs from December 2015 to April 2016.<\/p>
<\/p>
I enclose a link to overall roll out and expansion plans:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414937/universal-credit-national-expansion-tranche-three-and-four.pdf<\/a><\/p>"}
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Commercial broadband delivery is expected to cover 44,575 premises in the Torbay constituency. By the end of the Connecting Devon and Somerset project, coverage is expected to have increased to 49,101 premises.<\/p>