Question follow-through · 53737

Broadband: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve broadband (a) connectivity and (b) speeds in Scotland.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
27 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve broadband (a) connectivity and (b) speeds in Scotland.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 May 2025

    Answer published

    Our Plan for Change recognises the importance of ensuring people across Scotland have access to the fastest broadband networks on the market to level the playing field and realise our mission to boost economic growth and improve living standards. Earlier ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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