Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by David Mowat (Conservative) on Friday, 8 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 April 2016. It was answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Broadband: Hatton

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of residential addresses in the parish of Hatton are currently within reach of superfast broadband.

Answer

The Department does not hold parish level data.

However, current estimates suggest that almost 85% of premises in the Warrington South constituency are subject to commercial rollout, and a further 9% of premises (4,615) now have coverage as a result of this Government's Superfast Broadband programme.

Based on DCMS modelled estimates and current delivery plans, 97.7% of premises in the Warrington South constituency will have access to superfast broadband by December 2017. Early gainshare funding that BT will return in response to the high levels of take-up being achieved, could help extend coverage further.

In addition, the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that this should be set at 10 Mbps.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33072
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Broadband Hatton
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk