Question follow-through · 90895

Broadband: North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to provide timelines to North Herefordshire constituents on when they will be able to access a gigabit-capable broadband connection, in the context of the delay

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to provide timelines to North Herefordshire constituents on when they will be able to access a gigabit-capable broadband connection, in the context of the delay

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As part of Project Gigabit, Openreach is contracted to provide gigabit-capable broadband to approximately 3,050 premises in the North Herefordshire constituency that are not included in suppliers’ commercial plans. This coverage is contracted to be comple...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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