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Broadband: High Peak

Asked by Jon PearceLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 1 August 2024UIN 2004

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate his Department has made of the increase of availability of super-fast broadband in High Peak constituency in the last five years.

Answered by Chris Bryant

According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations report, in 2019, 86% of premises in the High Peak constituency could access a superfast (>=30mbps) broadband connection. By 2024, that figure had risen to 95%.

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