Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 41367

Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take to help deliver gigabit broadband in rural villages of fewer than 200 houses.

Answer

Chris Bryant
We do not have a specific category of villages with fewer than 200 houses, but as part of Project Gigabit, over £2 billion of contracts have been signed to connect over a million premises with gigabit-capable broadband. These contracts are targeted at rea...
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