Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a broadband universal service obligation for businesses.

The Government has committed to putting in place a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) by the end of this Parliament. Once in place the USO will act as a safety net, giving both households and businesses the legal right to request an affordable broadband connection of at least 10 Mbps (Megabits per second). A connection speed of 10 Mbps will support many small businesses, and will help them make an even greater contribution to our economy.