Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 52471

Shared Rural Network

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Steve Witherden

LabourMontgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken under the Shared Rural Network programme to map investment in the hardest-to-reach areas.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Ofcom reporting indicates areas of poor mobile coverage across the UK. The Government has worked closely with the mobile network operators to identify locations where upgrading or building new masts can improve connectivity in rural areas where there is n...

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