Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 81748
Emergency Calls: Rural Areas
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households in areas with poor indoor mobile coverage have reliable access to the emergency services by 2027.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanAccording to Ofcom, 88% of UK premises have 4G indoor mobile coverage from all four mobile network operators, with almost 100% having coverage from at least one operator. However, we know that there is a range of local factors, such as building constructi...
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