Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 82958

Broadband: Optical Fibres

Tabled: 17 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to encourage internet network providers to increase the coverage of full fibre broadband in (a) residential flats and (b) commercial properties.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 July we will consult on policy measures later in the autumn to create a new right for leaseholders to request a gigabit broadband connection and a duty for freeholders to not unreasonably refuse the re...

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