Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 72522 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when his Department last made an assessment of ultrafast broadband coverage in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 8 Sep 2025
Three months ago, when Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2025 Spring reporting (published May 2025) assessed that 57% of rural UK premises and 58% of all West Dorset premises have access to ultrafast broadband (of 100 Mbps or faster).