Broadband

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 16 October 2017.

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Photo of Tom Watson Tom Watson Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the percentage take-up of superfast broadband is in each region of the UK.

Photo of Matthew Hancock Matthew Hancock The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department does not hold information on superfast broadband take-up percentage by regions. The 2016 Ofcom Connected Nations report showed average take up percentage by home nation to be:

England - 32%

Northern Ireland - 34%

Wales - 24%

Scotland - 27%

Take up percentages of premises covered by BDUK projects can be found in the 'Table of local broadband projects' on the department's website : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/broadband-delivery-uk#superfast-broadband-programme.

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