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Written question asked by Alex Mayer (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 November 2024. It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


4G and 5G: Bedfordshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) 4G and (b) 5G coverage in Bedfordshire.

Answer

This Government wants all areas of the UK to benefit from good quality mobile coverage. Our ambition is for all populated areas, including Bedfordshire, to have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030, and to increase 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landmass by the end of 2025 through the Shared Rural Network programme.

We are committed to ensuring we have the right policy and regulatory framework in place to support investment and competition. As part of this work, the Government intends to reform the planning system to make it easier to build and deploy digital infrastructure.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13894
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Bedfordshire 4G 5G
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk