Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 905631
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.
Answer
Ian MurrayRural broadband coverage is not good enough. We are delivering nationwide gigabit broadband, through Project Gigabit.Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, 89% of premises benefitting from government broadband schemes were in rural areas.