Damian continues to raise concerns about poor broadband connectivity in East Hampshire and has asked a number of questions recently about the status of the City Fibre contract (to provide ultra fast broadband to hard to reach homes in Hampshire). The latest questions are below:
Question to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (3 September 2025)
Q. To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which postcodes are in scope in the Hampshire CityFibre contract in East Hampshire constituency.
Ian Murray (Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) - 12 September 2025
A. As part of Project Gigabit, CityFibre is delivering a contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to thousands of rural and hard-to-reach premises across Hampshire. In the East Hampshire constituency, approximately 5,100 premises are currently included in this contract.
Information on premises in the Hon. Member’s constituency included in the contract's initial scope can be found in the attached spreadsheet. This data is based on the January 2025 Open Market Review (OMR) process.
3 September 2025
Q. To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when CityFibre will install fibre to in-scope postcodes in East Hampshire constituency; and whether this has been delayed.
Ian Murray (Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) - 23 September 2025
A. As part of Project Gigabit, CityFibre is delivering a contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to thousands of premises across Hampshire. The contract is designed to be delivered in stages and premises in the East Hampshire constituency were initially scheduled to be reached in its latter stages, which is currently due to run until 2030.
Building Digital UK (BDUK) continues to work closely with CityFibre to review the scope of the contract in consideration of suppliers’ latest commercial rollout plans and may agree changes to CityFibre’s delivery should this be required. BDUK and CityFibre will keep local communities informed of the rollout plans during each stage of contract.
The government has now released a provisional list of the East Hampshire postcodes that are currently in scope of the City Fibre contract. This list can be found below. Damian will continue to press the government to provide certainty on the final scope of the contract, and when it will be delivered, to give certainty to those households that are currently unable to get ultra fast broadband from commercial providers.
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