Broadband: East Midlands
Commons · Question 233 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is his Department's policy to provide £71.5 million funding for the roll-out of fast broadband to rural areas in Stamford, Rutland and Leicestershire.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 26 Jul 2024
The award of a £71.5 million Project Gigabit contract to the broadband supplier CityFibre to connect around 38,600 rural and hard-to-reach premises across Leicestershire and Warwickshire will deliver fast, reliable broadband, with the work due to commence...