| Heading: |
Broadband: Access |
| Question ID: |
1789084 |
| UIN: |
41626 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5122 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Manuela Perteghella
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| Asking Member handle: |
mp4stratford
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mp4stratford
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology if he will ensure that (a) digital access is classified as a basic utility and (b) suppliers connect broadband in a timely manner. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-31 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1446 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises that access to the internet is essential for participation in society. There is no single definition of a utility; gas, water, electricity and telecoms are regulated differently. Unlike other sectors, the UK telecoms market is co... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |