Alex Brewer

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 27 January 2026

Debate

Rural Broadband: Installation

Contribution

My semi-rural constituency is less than an hour from London, so people would think the broadband would be tip-top, but it is far from it. In some areas, speeds are less than 1 megabit per second. As we have discussed, this prevents businesses from holding online meetings and so on, but it also means that, for example, students cannot go home in the holidays to stay with their parents because they simply cannot complete their studies. Does the hon. Member agree that high-speed broadband is critical to this country’s infrastructure and that the Government have a duty not to leave rural communities behind?

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