Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 94285
Broadband: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas in Northern Ireland have equitable access to 5G and next-generation broadband.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe government wants all areas of the UK, including rural areas in Northern Ireland, to benefit from reliable and high-quality mobile coverage, and this is reflected in our ambition for all populated areas of the UK to have higher quality standalone 5G by...
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