Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“What steps she is taking to improve mobile coverage in rural areas.”
Tabled: 4 November 2026Answered: 12 November 2026
Asked by
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Online Safety (Ian Murray)
The right hon. Gentleman is really showing his experience in the Chamber there. [ Laughter. ] Mobile connectivity is not a “nice to have”; it is an everyday necessity which connects people and communities and drives growth in every postcode. Of course, we cannot have growth in every postcode without connectivity in every postcode. The Government’s ambition is for all populated areas to have access to high-quality stand-alone 5G by 2030.