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<p>Approximately 38,000 premises in Inverclyde (96% of the total) are able to receive
superfast broadband services. To the end of March 2017, 5,581 premises in the constituency
had gained superfast broadband coverage thanks to connectivity subsidised by the UK
Government. The department does not hold constituency-level financial data. The UK
Government has contributed £95 million to support broadband rollout to over 630,000
premises in Scotland. In February 2014 the UK Government committed a further £20.99
million to support a second project in Scotland. The Scottish Government has not yet
managed to start procurement of this second project, despite similar projects already
being up and running in most other parts of the UK. We have offered technical assistance
to the Scottish Government to try to help them catch up.</p>
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