Question follow-through · 902723
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2025
Answer published
Our assessment is that rural coverage is not good enough which is why we are committed to improving it. We are committed to delivering nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030. More than £2 billion of contracts have been signed to provide access to gigabit-cap...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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