Written questions

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 90486 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the number of telecommunication landlords that have ceased to host infrastructure since the Electronic Communications Code 2017 was implemented.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 25 Nov 2025

The Department has not undertaken comprehensive monitoring of the number of active Code agreements following the 2017 reforms. However, based on Ofcom reporting, 4G geographic coverage from at least one operator has increased from 78% in 2017 to 96% in Ju...