Written questions

Broadband: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 98172 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband infrastructure providers complete full fibre rollout in areas where initial deployment was incomplete; and what steps she is

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 16 Dec 2025

We are committed to ensuring 99% of premises receive gigabit coverage by 2032. We will continue to work in partnership with industry to deliver the fibre rollout and will maintain a stable pro-competition regulatory environment to encourage private invest...