Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 78537
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to implement gigabit rollout in rural areas on those areas.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanMore than £2.4 billion of Project Gigabit contracts have already been signed to connect over one million more premises with gigabit-capable broadband. These premises fall predominantly in rural areas. As of the end of March 2025, over 1.2 million premises...
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