PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Project Gigabit: Rural Areas (10 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to ringfence Project Gigabit funding for rural areas.
Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)
Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)
Answer
No. Project Gigabit is designed to subsidise the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband to premises that would otherwise not be reached by suppliers’ commercial plans.
These premises will predominantly be in rural areas, but the evidence from our regular engagement with the market indicates that we will also need to intervene in some urban areas in order to achieve the target of full gigabit coverage by 2030.
Answered by:
Chris Bryant (Labour)
18 October 2024
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