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Motion · S6M-19040 · 23 Sep 2025

Congratulations to Openreach on Reaching 20 Million Premises

Lodged by Paul McLennan (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 16 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Openreach on reports that it has reached the milestone of 20 million premises passed with full fibre broadband across the UK; recognises what it sees as the significant contribution that this makes to Scotland’s digital infrastructure, particularly in improving connectivity across rural and island communities; acknowledges the role of Openreach’s build programmes, including R100 and Project Gigabit, in supporting economic growth, education and public services; believes that, over the last nine months, this has reached a further 250,000 premises in Scotland, and now reaches 1.67 million homes and businesses, increasing its total investment in the country to over £500 million; welcomes the company’s continued engagement with the Scottish Government and local authorities to ensure inclusive access to high-speed broadband, and wishes Openreach continued success in its efforts to connect the hardest-to-reach parts of Scotland.

Supporters (16)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.