Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 904817
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective roll out of broadband infrastructure in rural areas.
Answer
Chris BryantProject Gigabit is designed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to premises that will not be built to by the market without subsidy. The significant majority of these premises will be in rural areas.More than £2.3 billion of Project Gigabit contracts hav...
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