Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 85391

Broadband

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support alternative network providers to deploy broadband in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The government is committed to ensuring 99% of UK premises receive gigabit coverage by 2032.In July, we published a consultation on a draft updated Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom that sets out the government’s view on the importance of competi...

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