Roads: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 81031 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of the rollout of digital street infrastructure on (a) public digital connectivity, (b) local amenity, and (c) complianc
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 20 Oct 2025
As a result of commercial market and publicly funded rollout, over 88% of UK premises can now access gigabit-capable broadband, up from less than 10% in 2019. In their Connected Nations Spring update, published 8 May 2025, Ofcom reported that as of Januar...