Question follow-through · 74829
Openreach: Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support Openreach to provide fibre to the premises connections in (a) Alfriston Road, Berwick and (b) other rural areas in Lewes constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 23 Sept 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support Openreach to provide fibre to the premises connections in (a) Alfriston Road, Berwick and (b) other rural areas in Lewes constituency.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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23 Sept 2025
Answer published
This government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit coverage by 2032 and we have created a regulatory environment that incentivises private investment, including from Openreach, in areas where deployment is commercially viable.Additionally, City...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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