Backbench debate on Thursday, 12 February 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Helen Morgan. The answering member was Kanishka Narayan.

Rural Mobile Connectivity

Motion that this House calls on the Government and service providers to help improve mobile connectivity in rural areas. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 780 cc1000-1029
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Rural mobile coverage in the UK: Not-spots and partial not-spots
Monday, 22 December 2025
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Proceeding contributions: Helen Morgan | 780 cc1000-1 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House calls on the Government and service providers to help improv...; Mark Pritchard | 780 c1001 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Lady, a fellow Shropshire MP, for giving way. Part of my constituency u...; Helen Morgan | 780 cc989-1002 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour, makes an extremely good point. The quality o...; Alistair Carmichael | 780 c1002 (Link to this contribution)
It would be wrong to let this moment pass without reflecting on the fact that EE has its network ...; Helen Morgan | 780 cc1002-3 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes a good point about the use of public money and how we develop infrastr...; Edward Leigh | 780 c1003 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I represent a rural area like her...; Helen Morgan | 780 cc993-1004 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. I will mention Project Gigabit and its shortcomings,...; 780 c1004 (Link to this contribution); Judith Cummins | 780 c1004 (Link to this contribution)
If Members can limit their remarks to around five minutes, we should be able to get everybody in....; Leigh Ingham | 780 cc1004-5 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for bringing forward this important d...; Sarah Edwards | 780 c1005 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Similarly, in my constituency, I surveyed residents...; Leigh Ingham | 780 cc994-1006 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend. As fellow Staffordshire MPs, we experience broadly similar issues, and th...; Neil O'Brien | 780 c1006 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. For the last 18 months, the Government have been sitti...; Judith Cummins | 780 c1006 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. As he will be aware, it is up to the Governmen...; John Lamont | 780 cc1006-7 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important deb...; Jayne Kirkham | 780 cc1008-996 (Link to this contribution)
Mobile coverage in my constituency is not good at the best of times. Although we are frequently t...; Julie Minns | 780 c996 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful point about the role of Openreach in this scenario. I have sa...; Jayne Kirkham | 780 c1009 (Link to this contribution)
I agree. Although mobile providers are a category 2 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2...; Charlotte Cane | 780 cc1009-1010 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this imp...; Richard Foord | 780 c1010 (Link to this contribution)
One of those commercial operators is O2. My constituent, Martin Ferdinando, contacted O2 over 40 ...; Charlotte Cane | 780 cc997-1011 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Our constituents do not want compensation or apologies: the...; Julie Minns | 780 cc1011-2 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for bringing forward this delayed but...; Mims Davies | 780 cc1012-3 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this important debate on an iss...; Perran Moon | 780 cc1013-4 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing this debate for the seco...; Richard Foord | 780 c1014 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is talking about the frustrations in Cornwall, which my constituents really ca...; Perran Moon | 780 c1014 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I do, but there are other parts of the United Kingdom with this issue. It is not just in sou...; Ann Davies | 780 cc1014-6 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this debate. Over ...; Bradley Thomas | 780 cc1016-7 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on being persistent and finall...; Mims Davies | 780 c1017 (Link to this contribution)
I concur with every word that my hon. Friend is saying, particularly around the challenges in nat...; Bradley Thomas | 780 c1017 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is spot on. Constituents, particularly older residents, have contacted me because ...; Aphra Brandreth | 780 cc1017-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my constituency neighbour the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securin...; James MacCleary | 780 cc1018-1020 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this rea...; Nusrat Ghani | 780 cc1020-1002 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
4.20 pm; Anna Sabine | 780 cc1002-1022 (Link to this contribution)
I very much thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for bringing forw...; Nusrat Ghani | 780 cc1022-1004 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.
4.25 pm; Peter Fortune | 780 cc1004-1023 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this debate and th...; Mims Davies | 780 c1023 (Link to this contribution)
How sad.; Peter Fortune | 780 cc1005-6 (Link to this contribution)
It is sad, but with Valentine’s day just around the corner, perhaps there is the opportunity to r...; Bradley Thomas | 780 c1006 (Link to this contribution)
For the avoidance of doubt, I do not have to do that, but I know many people who do.; Peter Fortune | 780 cc1007-1024 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that clarification; it will save me some time, as I was going to spend...; Kanishka Narayan | 780 cc1024-5 (Link to this contribution)
First and foremost, can I start by thanking the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) f...; John Lamont | 780 c1025 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister acknowledge that there are issues with the data that has been provided both by ...; Kanishka Narayan | 780 cc1010-1026 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for raising that point. I will come to that question, because I recognise...; Mims Davies | 780 c1026 (Link to this contribution)
The way for someone to report poor signal in their area is to go to ofcom.org.uk, enter a postcod...; Kanishka Narayan | 780 cc1012-1028 (Link to this contribution)
I confirm to the hon. Member that there is no sense of judgment on the Government Benches on the ...; Helen Morgan | 780 c1028 (Link to this contribution)
I thank all hon. and right hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. I am conscious that i...
Subjects: Aerials Mobile phones Standards Rural areas Telephone services 5G
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Rural Mobile Connectivity

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