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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 March 2023. It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Technology: Competition

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 161241 on Broadband, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 90.6% figure on the international competitiveness of technology businesses in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Gigabit-capable networks can deliver the broadband services that businesses will rely on for decades to come, paving the way for new developments in commerce, trade and society and bringing benefits including improved productivity, jobs and economic growth.

Our £5 billion Project Gigabit is about future-proofing the broadband needs for generations to come.

The most recent summary of evidence of the benefits of high-speed broadband supported through government programmes is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/superfast-broadband-programme-synthesis-and-process-evaluation-reports-2021. Further evaluations of the impacts of gigabit broadband will be published during the period of deployment of Project Gigabit.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
166154
Session
2022-23
Related items
Broadband
Monday, 13 March 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Business Competition Technology
Link
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