Question follow-through · 98960
Broadband: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative estimate she has made of the average download broadband speed in (a) Bolsover constituency, (b) other Derbyshire constituencies and (c) the East Midlands; and what step
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative estimate she has made of the average download broadband speed in (a) Bolsover constituency, (b) other Derbyshire constituencies and (c) the East Midlands; and what step
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2025
Answer published
According to independent website Thinkbroadband, approximately 94% of premises in the Bolsover constituency have access to gigabit-capable broadband, this is higher than the UK average of 89%. They report that the average download speeds in the constituen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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