Written questions

Project Gigabit

Commons · Question 83385 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming physical infrastructure access pricing for Project Gigabit to reduce rural build costs for alternative netwo

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 23 Oct 2025

As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product.For this reason, while my officials are engaging with Ofc...