Written questions

Shared Rural Network: Highlands of Scotland

Lords · Question HL6149 · 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 discussions they have had, if any, with representatives of community councils in the Highland Council area about the future of the Shared Rural Network programme.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 8 Apr 2025

Feedback from community councils and special interest groups play an important role in agreeing the best locations for new infrastructure as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN). Both the government and the four mobile network operators have worked with...