Question follow-through · 34563
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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- 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
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Recorded timeline
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.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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