Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 98172

Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband infrastructure providers complete full fibre rollout in areas where initial deployment was incomplete; and what steps she is

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
We are committed to ensuring 99% of premises receive gigabit coverage by 2032. We will continue to work in partnership with industry to deliver the fibre rollout and will maintain a stable pro-competition regulatory environment to encourage private invest...

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