PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Broadband: Rural Areas (7 February 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve rural connectivity.
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Answer
Since the published response to Question 7150 on 19 December 2023, we have made further progress with Project Gigabit by signing an additional six contracts, providing more than £450 million to broadband suppliers to roll out fast, reliable broadband to rural and remote communities.
The Crewe and Nantwich constituency is covered by the Project Gigabit procurement for Cheshire, for which we aim to award a contract in the coming months.
Overall, the number of UK premises that can access gigabit-capable broadband has increased to over 80% up from just 6% in 2019, and the UK is on track to achieve 85% coverage by 2025.
Answered by:
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
23 February 2024
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