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Broadband: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure schools in rural areas have access to full fibre broadband.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure schools in rural areas have access to full fibre broadband.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Project Gigabit is the government’s programme to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises, including schools, that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans. Alongside connecting premises through a series of Project Gigabit contracts across ...

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