Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 52019

Project Gigabit

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Mr Paul Foster

LabourSouth Ribble

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has alternative plans for reaching (a) premises and (b) communities that are deemed too expensive to reach through Project Gigabit.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The vast majority of premises will be covered by commercial activity or Project Gigabit, but it will remain too expensive to build a gigabit capable connection to a very small proportion of premises on either a commercial or subsidised basis. The governme...

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