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Broadband: Fylde

Commons · Question 55103 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of broadband access in (a) rural and (b) urban parts

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Jun 2025

According to Ofcom’s most recent Connected Nations report, in the Fylde constituency, 93% of rural premises and 100% of urban premises can access superfast broadband speeds (>= 30 Mbps). This is above the UK average of 89% of rural premises and 99% of ...