Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Broadband and the road to 5G

Status: Closed Opened: 3 Mar 2020 Closed: 20 Apr 2021 12 recommendations 4 conclusions 3 reports

MPs launch an inquiry into Broadband and road to 5G to examine Government’s pledge to ensure every home and business in the UK has gigabit-capable broadband by 2025. The inquiry will focus on how realistic the ambition is, what is needed to achieve it, and what the Government’s target will mean for businesses and consumers. … Show more

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Reports

3 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Correspondence from the Department for DCMS re Broadband an… 20 Apr 2021 0
Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secre… 5 Mar 2021 0
Fourth Report - Broadband and the road to 5G HC 153 22 Dec 2020 16 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
7 Recommendation Fourth Report - Broadband and the road … Deferred

The Government should complete a formal review of progress towards its targets for gigabit-capable broadband...

The Government should complete a formal review of progress towards its targets for gigabit-capable broadband and 5G by the end of 2022 and report back to us on progress. (Paragraph 60) Demand for gigabit connectivity

Government response AI summary
The government states it is monitoring progress regularly and will *consider the timing of any formal review*, noting the Committee’s recommendation, but is content to report back to the Committee on progress during the next two years and beyond.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
20 Oct 2020 Matt Warman MP · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport View ↗
24 Sep 2020 Andrew Glover · Internet Service Providers Association, Gareth Elliott · Mobile UK, Malcolm Corbett · Independent Networks Co-operative Association View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Glover · Chair Internet Service Providers Association 1
Gareth Elliott · Head of Policy and Communications Mobile UK 1
Malcolm Corbett · Chief Executive Independent Networks Co-operative Association 1
Matt Warman MP · Minister for Digital Infrastructure Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
23 Mar 2021 To cttee Letter from Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom, re Broadband and road t…