Written questions

Shared Rural Network: North East

Commons · Question 92202 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what conversations the Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East regarding the Shared Rural Network.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 27 Nov 2025

In the North East, the Shared Rural Network is currently planning to upgrade nine Home Office Emergency Services Network sites across the regions of Durham and Northumbria. The programme has primarily engaged with Northumberland County Council who the dep...