Question follow-through · 8094

Project Gigabit: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of funding for Project Gigabit has yet to be (a) allocated and (b) spent.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of funding for Project Gigabit has yet to be (a) allocated and (b) spent.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Almost £2 billion of Project Gigabit contracts are in place, with a further £750 million allocated in live and planned procurements.Project Gigabit spend is reported in Building Digital UK’s (BDUK) annual report and accounts. Total capital Project Gigabit...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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