Question follow-through · 55522
Project Gigabit: Freedom Fibre
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Freedom Fibre on Project Gigabit contracts since 1 January 1 2025; and whether he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
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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, what discussions he has had with Freedom Fibre on Project Gigabit contracts since 1 January 1 2025; and whether he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2025
Answer published
As the executive agency responsible for delivering Project Gigabit, Building Digital UK (BDUK) holds regular meetings with suppliers, including Freedom Fibre, to discuss their progress with delivery of their Project Gigabit contracts. Ministers have had n...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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