The House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee is taking public evidence on broadband and mobile coverage in rural and island Scotland. Submissions are a direct way to get lived experience in front of policymakers.
The Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster has launched an inquiry into digital connectivity across rural and remote Scotland, with a public survey open for residents, community groups, and businesses to submit their experience.
This is exactly the kind of moment our campaign exists for: a live, official channel where a account of a bad signal day, a missed voucher application, or a rollout date that keeps moving actually reaches the people who write policy.
Visit our Get involved page for guidance on taking part, or go directly to the committee's inquiry page to check the submission deadline before it closes.
The Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme, worth up to £5,000 towards a faster connection, closes to new applications on 20 November 2026. In Aberdeenshire alone, 2,089 premises are still eligible and have not used it.
WIRES has sent its submission to the Competition and Markets Authority's inquiry into BT's purchase of TalkTalk, asking that any approval protects prices, guarantees access to a social tariff and recognises the greater effect in rural Scotland. The full text is here. Comments closed on 9 October; the CMA reports by 19 October.
We read the published digital strategies of Scotland's 32 councils. Of the 24 we could verify, only Glasgow has a standalone strategy on digital exclusion. In 22, it is a theme inside a plan about the council's own services. Eight we couldn't confirm.
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