Question follow-through · 5302
Broadband: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of digital connectivity for businesses in the West Midlands.
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
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of digital connectivity for businesses in the West Midlands.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that high quality digital connectivity is essential for businesses in the West Midlands and across the whole of the UK. Our ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030 and we have a ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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