Connectivity in Scotland: Digital connectivity

Scottish Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 14 Nov 2025 Parliament page
Reliable digital infrastructure is essential for enabling economic growth, public service delivery and social inclusion—especially in Scotland’s rural and island communities. These areas often face unique challenges due to geographic isolation and low population density, which can make the rollout of broadband and mobile networks more complex and costly. This … Read more
2 Oral sessions
5 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
14 May
2026
Correspondence
14 May
2026
Correspondence
14 May
2026
Correspondence
15 Apr
2026
Correspondence
25 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
25 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
25 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
25 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
26 Jan
2026
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
25 Mar 2026
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Connectivity in Scotland – Session 2
Alex Mather · Digital Connectivity Forum Emily Davidson · Sky George Robinson · VodafoneThree Neil Smith · TalkTalk
25 Feb 2026
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Connectivity in Scotland: Digital connectivity - session 1
Ann MacDonald · Scottish Islands Federation Mhari McLeman · n/a Mhari Pottinger · n/a Páll Højgaard Vesturbú · Faroese Telecom Rhoda Meek · Tiree Community Development Trust
Correspondence 5 letters
14 May 2026 Correspondence from TalkTalk following up from 25 March session, dated 20 April 2026
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14 May 2026 Correspondence from VodafoneThree following up from 25 March session, dated 20 April 2026.
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14 May 2026 Correspondence with Sky following up from 25 March session, dated 20 April 2026 & 14 April 2026
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15 Apr 2026 Correspondence with Utility Warehouse regarding subsea cable resilience and the impact of the 2025 outages on Shetland communities, dated 7 April 2026 & 25 March 2026
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26 Jan 2026 Correspondence from Openreach regarding note of roundtable discussion with MPs on digital and fixed link connectivity, dated 16 January 2026
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