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Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Broadband: East Yorkshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to high speed broadband in East Yorkshire constituency.

Answer

According to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com, over 96% of premises in the East Yorkshire constituency can access a superfast connection. Over 77% of premises are able to access a gigabit-capable connection, up from just 4% in December 2019.

We recently announced a £60 million Project Gigabit contract to further extend gigabit broadband coverage in West and parts of North Yorkshire, including in the East Yorkshire constituency. Parts of the constituency are also included in the Project Gigabit procurement for South Yorkshire. We plan to announce the details of that contract shortly.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18398
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Broadband East Yorkshire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk