Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 29213
Project Gigabit
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden 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 BryantAs 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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