Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 904817 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective roll out of broadband infrastructure in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Jun 2025
Project Gigabit is designed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to premises that will not be built to by the market without subsidy. The significant majority of these premises will be in rural areas.More than £2.3 billion of Project Gigabit contracts hav...