Question reference: S6W-16525
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of the R100 programme has been to date, and what the projected cost will be to completion.
Answer
The three R100 contracts have a total value of £648.7 million. By the end of March 2023, £116.4 million had been spent, which is line with our expectations at this stage of contract delivery. The remainder of the funding will be utilised in the period to March 2028 when the North contract will formally be completed.
The R100 programme also encompasses the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme which had issued almost £6m in voucher funding by 31 March 2023. As the R100 SBVS is demand led it is not yet known what the cost of delivery will be upon completion.