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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of mobile telephone operators on 3G and 4G coverage in rural areas in Scotland.

My department has regular meetings with mobile network operators at both ministerial and official level to discuss a range of issues, including improving mobile coverage in rural areas across the UK including Scotland. Furthermore, as a result of the Government's landmark agreement with mobile operators each mobile operator will deliver mobile coverage to 90% of the UK's landmass by the end of this year. Additionally O2 will deliver indoor 4G coverage to 95% of premises in Scotland, also by the end of 2017.