Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 18340

Mobile Phones: Rural and Coastal Areas

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Caroline Voaden

Liberal DemocratSouth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to improve mobile coverage in rural and coastal areas.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Our ambition is for all populated areas to have access to high quality standalone 5G by 2030. This includes rural and coastal communities across the UK. The rollout is commercially led by the network operators with all three operators having committed to ...

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