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Mobile Broadband: Infrastructure

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 18 February 2025UIN 29732

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has had with Vodafone on the inclusion of mobile connectivity and 5G technologies within the definition of digital infrastructure in the National Planning Policy Framework.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to supporting investment in high-quality, reliable digital connectivity so that communities can benefit from faster economic growth and greater social inclusion.

On 12 December 2024, the government updated its National Planning Policy Framework. Chapter 10 of that Framework outlines current national policy relating to supporting high quality communications infrastructure.

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