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Gagan Mohindra Excerpts
Thursday 24th September 2020

(3 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Edward Timpson Portrait Edward Timpson (Eddisbury) (Con)
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What progress his Department has made on improving mobile coverage in rural areas.

Gagan Mohindra Portrait Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire) (Con)
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What progress his Department has made on improving mobile coverage in rural areas.

Matt Warman Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Matt Warman)
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The Government have agreed a £1 billion deal with mobile network operators to deliver the shared rural network, and this landmark deal will see operators collectively increase mobile phone coverage throughout the UK to 95% by the end of 2025, with legally binding coverage commitments. The exact site deployments will be managed by the operators, but I am pleased to say that the shared masts have already gone live in Wales, the Peak district and elsewhere.