Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 21921 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to remove regulatory barriers to the rollout of broadband infrastructure in rural areas to accelerate connectivity for the hardest-to-reach communitie
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 8 Sep 2026
The Government is committed to delivering gigabit coverage to at least 99% of UK premises by 2032 and are delivering connectivity to hard-to-reach communities and rural areas not included in supplier plans through Project Gigabit. We are working to identi...