A question on #Broadband #OpticalFibres tabled by Vikki Slade on 17-06-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant.

Heading: Broadband: Optical Fibres
Question ID: 1813570
UIN: 60661
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-17
Asking Member ID: 5327
Asking Member display name: Vikki Slade
Asking Member handle: vikkislade72
Asking Member Twitter reference: @vikkislade72
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of duplicate fibre broadband cabling on the (a) distribution of fibre coverage nationally, (b) environment and (c) infras
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Date answered: 2025-06-25
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Answering Member ID: 1446
Answering Member display name: Chris Bryant
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Chris Bryant
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Answer text: Competition in the broadband market leads to positive outcomes for consumers, including widespread coverage and competitive pricing. We do not intervene in commercial deployment decisions.We are aware that having multiple operators can mean deployment of ...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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