Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all hospitals and GP practices have (a) high-speed broadband and (b) the necessary infrastructure to support digital transformation programmes.

In 2019, we set out plans to upgrade internet connection for healthcare settings and we are making progress with this commitment. NHS England, through engagement with NHS trusts and integrated care boards, is expected to achieve 70% gigabit capable connectivity coverage of its circa 20,000 sites across primary and secondary care by 2025, through existing industry roll-out plans and Building Digital UK intervention areas.