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| Question ID: |
1788648 |
| UIN: |
903452 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5246 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Torcuil Crichton
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Torcuil Crichton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve broadband connectivity in rural communities. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1446 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answer text: |
According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 86% of UK premises can access a gigabit-capable broadband connection.More than £2 billion of contracts have now been signed to provide gigabit connectivity to over a million more premises. The ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |