Written questions by Voaden.

Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to improve mobile coverage in rural and coastal areas.

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Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment has she made of the adequacy of mobile mast density in the UK with other European countries.

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Innovation and Technology, whether her department has had discussions with mobile infrastructure companies on regulatory reform of the mobile coverage market.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of whether national mobile coverage statistics reflect signal quality in Devon.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the case for Government intervention in mobile mast location decisions.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of creating a public record of mobile mast locations.

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Innovation and Technology, when the Government will respond to the recent review into the mobile market.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of introducing a legal definition of adequate mobile signal.

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Innovation and Technology, when the Project Gigabit voucher scheme will reopen to communities in South Devon constituency.

Building Digital UK (BDUK) engaged suppliers at the end of 2025 on the potential for further Project Gigabit delivery, and several voucher suppliers expressed interest in delivering more voucher projects in South Devon. BDUK will make premises available to be covered by voucher projects where there is a prospect of viable projects being proposed by suppliers.The scheme is due to end in March 2028 and therefore projects will need to be approved by August this year. The Government would encourage suppliers to engage directly with BDUK, if they believe there is an opportunity to develop a new project targeted at a specific area.

Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve communication with rural communities about Project Gigabit rollout timelines.

Suppliers are responsible for creating a network design plan and delivery schedule for their Project Gigabit contracts. Therefore, updates on delivery timescales for specific areas are often provided by suppliers through their own websites and fibre checker tools. Building Digital UK (BDUK) also works with suppliers and local councils to support communications about Project Gigabit contracts throughout their delivery.Additionally, communities can check if their premises is included in BDUK plans using the following link: September 2025 OMR and premises in BDUK plans (England and Wales) - GOV.UK. Delivery progress can also be found via BDUK’s monthly data reporting, which shows the number of premises passed under each Project Gigabit contract. The latest edition of this data is available here: Premises contracted and built, Project Gigabit contracts - GOV.UK.

Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on rolling out Project Gigabit in the South West.

Through Project Gigabit we are delivering gigabit-capable connections to premises across the South West that are not expected to be reached by the commercial market alone.Up to 31 March 2025, approximately 165,900 premises across the region have received access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection through publicly-funded broadband projects.We remain committed to ensuring that at least 99% of UK premises are able to access a gigabit-capable connection by 2032.

Innovation and Technology, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring all communications providers to issue automatic compensation for service outages.

Consumers should expect high-quality, reliable services. Operators have statutory obligations to keep services available and take all appropriate and proportionate measures to prepare for and minimise any disruption or outages.In 2019, Ofcom - the indepen...