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Mobile Network Coverage And The Emergency Service Network

EDM number 865 in 2016-17, proposed by Liz Saville Roberts on 17/01/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Countryside and Telecommunications.

That this House welcomes the potential of the Emergency Services Network significantly to improve mobile geographic coverage across the UK, particularly in remote rural areas across Wales; notes that to create the infrastructure for the Emergency Services Network, 291 new mast sites will be built by EE and a further 230 sites will be built by the Government; recognises the difficulties faced by four per cent of homes in Wales that are without any services from any mobile network operator; further recognises that only 65 per cent of premises in Wales had basic voice call coverage from the big four networks in 2015; understands that mobile network operators and the Government intend to improve mobile coverage; urges the Government and EE to work with other mobile network operators to ensure that they are able to access these publicly funded masts to offer vast improvements in coverage for hard-to-reach areas; recognises that, while there will be some additional costs for building multi-occupancy sites compared to single occupancy sites, it is essential that this access is provided on all sites that receive state aid; and encourages the Government to work with the Welsh Government to take all the necessary steps to ensure that the Emergency Services Network will be designed and built to facilitate effective access for all mobile operators.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Liz Saville Roberts17/01/2017Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruProposed
Hywel Williams17/01/2017ArfonPlaid CymruSeconded
Jonathan Edwards17/01/2017Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Jim Shannon18/01/2017StrangfordDUPSeconded
Jim Cunningham18/01/2017Coventry SouthLabourSeconded
Martyn Day18/01/2017Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Albert Owen19/01/2017Ynys MLabourSigned
Gavin Robinson19/01/2017Belfast EastDUPSigned
Alasdair McDonnell19/01/2017Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Rachael Maskell30/03/2017York CentralLabour/Co-operativeSigned

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