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Project Gigabit: North Shropshire

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 82015

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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of properties have been connected to full fibre under the North Shropshire Project Gigabit contract.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

As of 25 June 2025, Freedom Fibre delivered 2,500 out of an original contract of 12,000 premises, for a proportion of 21% of the original contract. Building Digital UK will publish more up-to-date data about contract delivery in the next few weeks.

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