NEW DATA: SUPERFAST BROADBAND ON THE UP IN RENFREWSHIRE

SNP INVESTMENT DELIVERING FOR COMMUNITIES

Natalie Don-Innes, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, has welcomed new figures from the Scottish Parliament’s information centre which show a steep increase in the availability of superfast broadband across the constituency.

As of September 2024, 99.21% of properties in Renfrewshire have access to superfast broadband – up 22.51% since 2014.

Across Scotland in 2014, 50% of households had access to superfast broadband whereas this has risen to 95% in 2024, an increase of 45% in the past decade.

The SNP is determined to ensure that everyone in Renfrewshire has the digital connectivity they need and that is why we have significantly invested in programmes to make this happen.

From 2025, all new builds in Scotland must have access to superfast broadband as the SNP delivers on a Programme for Government commitment.

SNP Investment Delivering for Communities

It is absolutely fantastic to see that under the SNP Government, access to superfast broadband across Renfrewshire has risen dramatically.

Commenting, SNP MSP Natalie Don-Innes said:

“It is absolutely fantastic to see that under the SNP Government, access to superfast broadband across Renfrewshire has dramatically risen over the previous decade – this makes a real and important difference to people’s lives.

“Going from just 76.70% in 2014 to 99.21% now, a rise of 22.51%, shows the benefit that long term investment in our community infrastructure is having.

“One of the SNP Government’s four priorities is to boost growth across Scotland and it is through the funding of vital infrastructure projects that we can help our economy flourish.”