Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Fay Jones and Matt Warman

Thursday 13th February 2020 Commons Chamber

[Fay Jones (Brecon and Radnorshire) (Con)]

T3. While cities embrace 5G, 3G is a dream for many of my constituents, particularly in the Teme valley, which is a large rural notspot. Can the Minister confirm that tackling poor mobile signals in rural areas is very much part of the Government’s commitment to levelling up?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Matt Warman)]

I absolutely can confirm that. I know how important any kind of mobile coverage still is in some parts of the country. My hon. Friend will have heard the earlier answer about the shared rural network. It is still being negotiated, and the exact sites that will benefit first will be negotiated by the mobile networks themselves, but I would welcome the opportunity to meet my hon. Friend and talk about where we can benefit her constituents most.