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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-07-13more like thismore than 2023-07-13
answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept id 216 more like this
answering dept short name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept sort name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
hansard heading Project Gigabit remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the speed of the roll-out of Project Gigabit. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaydon more like this
tabling member printed
Liz Twist remove filter
uin 906126 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-19more like thismore than 2023-07-19
answer text <p>Over 76% of UK premises can access gigabit-capable broadband. We are on track to meet our target of 85% coverage across the UK by 2025 and more than 99% by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>I am proud to see the progress we have made on Project Gigabit, with twelve contracts awarded so far to suppliers to extend gigabit-capable coverage in hard-to-reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this, over 117,000 vouchers have been issued so far under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and its previous iterations. 89,000 of these have been used to provide a gigabit-capable connection.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Maldon more like this
answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-19T15:06:58.167Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-19T15:06:58.167Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
tabling member
4618
label Biography information for Liz Twist more like this