Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 24477
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to allocate additional funding towards projects that improve mobile connectivity in (a) rural and (b) hard to reach areas.
Answer
Chris BryantWe are working with telecoms companies to reduce poor mobile signal in rural areas. The Shared Rural Network is already delivering new 4G coverage to places where there is either limited or no 4G coverage at all. There are currently no plans to allocate a...
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