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Commons · Question 99998 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the quality of 5G UK mobile services compared to (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) the USA, (d) China, (e) Spain and (f) other international counterp

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 23 Dec 2025

The department uses Ofcom's Connected Nations data which includes metrics on geographic, indoor and outdoor premises coverage across the UK. Ofcom describes quality of service using coverage confidence levels and signal strength thresholds. The methodolog...