Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 104913
Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to encourage mobile providers to accelerate the rollout of improved signal in rural areas.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanGovernment’s ambition is for populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. This ambition includes villages and rural communities as well as towns and cities.We continue to work with the mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure t...
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