Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 902723

Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal DemocratFrome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Our assessment is that rural coverage is not good enough which is why we are committed to improving it. We are committed to delivering nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030. More than £2 billion of contracts have been signed to provide access to gigabit-cap...

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