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Openreach: Lewes

Commons · Question 74829 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support Openreach to provide fibre to the premises connections in (a) Alfriston Road, Berwick and (b) other rural areas in Lewes constituency.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 23 Sep 2025

This government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit coverage by 2032 and we have created a regulatory environment that incentivises private investment, including from Openreach, in areas where deployment is commercially viable.Additionally, City...