Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 29213

Project Gigabit

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of Project Gigabit; how many premises have been connected; and what the status of the outstanding procurements is.

Answer

Chris Bryant
As of the end of March 2024, over one million premises had been upgraded to gigabit-capable broadband through government-funded programmes. Additionally, more than £2 billion of contracts have been signed to provide gigabit-capable coverage to over a mill...

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