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Broadband: North Shropshire

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 82018

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department take steps to deliver full fibre to 12,000 premises in North Shropshire following the integration of Building Digital UK into her Department.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

In North Shropshire, Building Digital UK (BDUK) is seeking to agree the extent to which Openreach may be able to extend its network to reach premises that require support from Project Gigabit.

This work will not be impacted by BDUK’s integration into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

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