Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 60947

Mobile Phones: South East

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mobile phone signal on westbound rail routes from London.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Having travelled westbound from London to Wales and back again on a weekly basis for twenty four years I know how poor the signal is. That is why I am delighted that DfT have secured funding to introduce low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity on all mainl...

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