Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of broadband access in (a) rural and (b) urban parts of Fylde constituency.

According to Ofcom’s most recent Connected Nations report, in the Fylde constituency, 93% of rural premises and 100% of urban premises can access superfast broadband speeds (>= 30 Mbps). This is above the UK average of 89% of rural premises and 99% of urban premises.

In the Hon. Member’s constituency, 79% of rural premises and 94% of urban premises have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection (>1000 Mbps). This is also above the UK average of 57% of rural premises and 89% of urban premises.

These figures are as of January 2025.