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Shared Rural Network

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79806

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure mobile network operators cannot invoke the all reasonable efforts clause to avoid penalties under the Shared Rural Network agreement in rem

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

I refer the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, to the answer of 25 July 2025 to Question 68571: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

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