Question follow-through · 30832
Broadband: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that infrastructure service suppliers do not leave areas of poor broadband connection in fully connected urban areas.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 19 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that infrastructure service suppliers do not leave areas of poor broadband connection in fully connected urban areas.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Feb 2025
Answer published
We aim to achieve nationwide gigabit capable coverage by 2030, connecting a minimum of 99% of premises across the UK. The regulatory regime has helped create a competition-friendly environment in commercially viable areas, supporting market entry and expa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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