Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: Mobile Broadband
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75323 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, how much funding her Department plans to provide for low earth orbit satellite technology.
- Answer
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The Department was successful in securing funding of £33m capital and £24m resource (or operational expenditure) as part of the Spending Review to fit all mainline trains with Low Earth Orbit satellite technology to upgrade on -train wifi.
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- Written question
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- 79742
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- Finance Railways Satellites Mobile broadband
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- Yes
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