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Project Gigabit: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made and assessment of the suitability of Freedom Fibre to deliver the Project Gigabit contract in North Shropshire constituency since the termination of Freedom Fibre’s

answeredHelen MorganDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Target answer date: 4 Jun 2025
Answer: 4 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made and assessment of the suitability of Freedom Fibre to deliver the Project Gigabit contract in North Shropshire constituency since the termination of Freedom Fibre’s
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Project Gigabit contract for North Shropshire was awarded following a procurement which was compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Officials in Building Digital UK (BDUK) meet regularly with Freedom Fibre to oversee its delivery of this ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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