Question follow-through · 23463

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many constituencies will the Project Gigabit roll-out of fibre-optic broadband fall short of the 99% coverage target according to the latest data.

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many constituencies will the Project Gigabit roll-out of fibre-optic broadband fall short of the 99% coverage target according to the latest data.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government's objective is for 99% of UK premises to have access to gigabit-capable broadband by 2032. Project Gigabit supports delivery in areas that are unlikely to be reached through commercial rollout alone, and we continue to work with industry to...

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