Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps his Department is taking to help people save for the future.”
Tabled: 30 January 2024Answered: 5 February 2024
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
More than 30 Project Gigabit contracts are currently in place, with a total value of almost £2 billion, and more are in the pipeline. In the past few months, the first premises have been connected as part of Project Gigabit contracts in areas including Norfolk, West Yorkshire and south Wiltshire, and the build has now started in earnest in other parts of the country.