Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 84065
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour — Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking through the Building Digital UK programme to improve broadband access in rural areas; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of progress to
Answer
Kanishka NarayanProject Gigabit is the government’s programme to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans.According to the independent website, Thinkbroadband.com, 89% of premises in the UK already have access ...
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