Written questions

Shared Rural Network

Lords · Question HL6147 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Smith of Finsbury

To ask His Majesty's Government what further consideration they have given to the size and coverage of the Shared Rural Network programme, and whether they have made any change to the scale of the programme or number of masts required as a result.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 8 Apr 2025

The Shared Rural Network (SRN) has already delivered significant coverage improvements across the UK. However, there are still rural parts of the UK where there is either limited or no mobile coverage. The government-funded parts of the SRN will deliver t...