Question reference: S5W-36109
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34146 by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 January 2021, by what date it expects the remodelling work will be finalised.
Answer
As was the case with the South and Central R100 contracts, the Scottish Government is providing BT with an updated intervention area (the list of addresses eligible for public sector subsidy) for the North which we have recently consulted upon.
We have committed to provide Openreach with the finalised speed and coverage template (or SCT) no later than 31 March 2021 to allow them to finalise their coverage footprint. We expect that this remodelling exercise will conclude in April/May 2021, after which it will be subject to rigorous review through our own governance and assurance structures, and those of Building Digital UK (BDUK).
We expect the full picture across the North lot contract area to be available by Summer 2021. Our online address checker will then be updated to reflect this.