Question follow-through · 90897
Broadband: North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of potential lessons to be learned from the descoping of premises under the Fastershire-Gigaclear contract; and what protections are in place und
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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
13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of potential lessons to be learned from the descoping of premises under the Fastershire-Gigaclear contract; and what protections are in place und
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
We recognise the importance of learning from past delivery challenges. Under the Fastershire programme, Gigaclear was accountable to the Local Authority for any descoping, with Building Digital UK (BDUK) assuring change requests to ensure compliance with ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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