Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 72522
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when his Department last made an assessment of ultrafast broadband coverage in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Ian MurrayThree months ago, when Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2025 Spring reporting (published May 2025) assessed that 57% of rural UK premises and 58% of all West Dorset premises have access to ultrafast broadband (of 100 Mbps or faster).