Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Digital Connectivity Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, if he will publish (a) what percentage of the population will have 5G coverage by 2030, and (b) which sections or locations of the UK population will not have 5G coverage by 2030, for (i) the Hemsworth constituency, (ii) the Wakefield local authority, (iii) Yorkshire and Humberside, and (iv) the UK.

The Levelling Up White Paper set out 12 ambitious new missions that are targeted, measurable and time-bound declarations of the progress needed to achieve levelling up.

The digital connectivity mission sets out the government's ambitions for 5G coverage in 2030, with the aim of ‘5G coverage for the majority of the population’. We are developing a Wireless Infrastructure Strategy which will set out how we will drive the development, deployment and adoption of future wireless networks in the UK. Through this we are developing a comprehensive picture of how demand for 5G may evolve over the next decade, working with industry to identify where they are planning to invest, and any interventions government should take to ensure we have the infrastructure in place to deliver on broader government agendas including Levelling Up and Net Zero.