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Written question asked by Kate Kniveton (Conservative) on Friday, 28 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 March 2020. It was answered by Matt Warman (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Broadband: Burton

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of properties in Burton constituency have access to superfast broadband.

Answer

According to Thinkbroadband. currently, 97% of premises have access to superfast broadband, up from 57% in 2012.

Around 21.8% of premises have full-fibre connections which is above 12% the national average.

Burton, constituency falls under our Superfast Staffordshire project, which has received £9.6m of funding from Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) towards the rollout of Superfast broadband.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22433
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Broadband Burton
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk