Question follow-through · 93301

Project Gigabit: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the rollout of Project Gigabit in Northumberland.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the rollout of Project Gigabit in Northumberland.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    GoFibre recently completed delivery of two Project Gigabit contracts, covering North Northumberland and Teesdale. These contracts have provided gigabit-capable coverage to 8,200 premises, including in Otterburn in the Hexham constituency.In addition, Open...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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