PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Broadband (26 November 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of premises in (a) England, (b) East of England and (c) North West Norfolk constituency have access to superfast broadband.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Answer

According to Thinkbroadband, currently 97.3% of premises in England now have access to superfast broadband (>24 Mbps) - up from 61% from 2012 (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/england).

The East of England region currently has 97% of premises with the ability to connect to superfast speeds (>24 Mbps) (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/east-england).

95% of premises in the North West Norfolk constituency currently can access Superfast broadband (>24 Mbps). This is up from 7% in 2012 (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/E14000859).


Answered by:
Matt Warman (Conservative)
1 December 2020

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