Question follow-through · 9784

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Project Gigabit contract redesign on the roll out of gigabit broadband.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Project Gigabit contract redesign on the roll out of gigabit broadband.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This government is committed to achieving nationwide gigabit broadband coverage by 2032. We are making good progress on Project Gigabit, and as of the end of March 2026, over 1.4 million premises in hard-to-reach communities across the UK had been upgrade...

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