Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 8523

Project Gigabit: Rural Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2024

Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to ringfence Project Gigabit funding for rural areas.

Answer

Chris Bryant

No. Project Gigabit is designed to subsidise the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband to premises that would otherwise not be reached by suppliers’ commercial plans.These premises will predominantly be in rural areas, but the evidence from our regular eng...

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