Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What plans he has with Cabinet colleagues to expedite the roll-out of better broadband to rural communities.”
Tabled: 30 August 2022Answered: 8 September 2022
Asked by
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
Unfortunately, the UK’s roll-out of 5G has been far too slow. According to Opensignal, the UK ranks 22nd out of 25 European countries for 5G download speeds and availability after 14 years of Conservative rule. We are determined to change that, aiming to have higher-quality stand-alone 5G in all populated areas by 2030.