Question follow-through · 64135

Mobile Phones: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile telephone signal in (a) Brancepeth Village, (b) County Durham and (c)) across the country.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile telephone signal in (a) Brancepeth Village, (b) County Durham and (c)) across the country.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Ofcom reports that 4G is available across 96% of the City of Durham constituency from all four mobile operators, while 5G (standalone and non-standalone) is available outside 94% of premises in the constituency from at least one operator.However, I know O...

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