Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
5G: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has held discussions with its counterpart in the Faroe Islands on the rollout of 5G coverage.
Answer: There have been no specific conversations with this Secretary of State and the Faroese authorities on the topic of 5G rollout. As part of the policy development process, we do consider approaches in other countries, particularly approaches that have addre...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: AerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his department has considered working with Ofcom to help ensure that mobile network operators share masts and/or sites where possible.
Answer: The Department works closely with Ofcom on a range of issues including those related to the deployment of mobile networks and infrastructure and continues to engage on how sharing of masts and sites can be encouraged where appropriate.Duties and obligatio...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 for tackling online scam advertisements.
Answer: The Online Safety Act lists fraud as priority illegal content, meaning in-scope services including social media and search providers must prevent and minimise fraudulent user-generated content from appearing on their services and swiftly remove it if it d...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures her Department is implementing to help ensure big tech companies do not profit from fraudulent activity on their platforms.
Answer: The Online Safety Act lists fraud as priority illegal content, meaning in-scope services including social media and search providers must prevent and minimise fraudulent user-generated content from appearing on their services and swiftly remove it if it d...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordScientists: RecruitmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the retention and re-employment of UK scientists alongside plans to recruit scientists from overseas.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring universities and research institutions remain internationally competitive, with long-term career sustainability. DSIT has allocated £38.6 billion to UKRI over four years, including £14 billion for curiosity-driven r...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordScience: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D site closures on the trends in the levels of UK’s scientific research capacity since 2010.
Answer: The Government has made no formal assessment of the impact of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D site closures on trends in the UK’s scientific research capacity since 2010.The Government does monitor the health of the UK life sciences sector, incl...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordScientists: RedundancyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the UK workforce following redundancies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors over the past 15 y
Answer: Government has not made an estimate of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the workforce following redundancies in these sectors over the past 15-years. Over that period there have been both redundancies and the start of many new companies.L...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of mobile communications infrastructure during prolonged power outages.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 21 January 2026 to Question UINs 104628, 104629, and 104630.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to request that Ofcom introduces new mandates for telecom resilience requirements, including adequate on-site, built-in resilience measures, particularly ba
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 21 January 2026 to Question UINs 104628, 104629, and 104630.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of recent reports that social media platform algorithms may promote harmful or extremist content to users.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms now have a legal duty to protect users. Since March 2025, services must proactively scan for and remove illegal content such as terrorist material, or that which stirs up racial hatred. In July 2025, additional new c...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking in response to reports that social media platform algorithms may promote harmful or extremist content to users.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms now have a legal duty to protect users. Since March 2025, services must proactively scan for and remove illegal content such as terrorist material, or that which stirs up racial hatred. In July 2025, additional new c...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current mechanisms for reporting and removing extremist content from major social media platforms.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms now have a legal duty to protect users. Since March 2025, services must proactively scan for and remove illegal content such as terrorist material, or that which stirs up racial hatred. In July 2025, additional new c...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports that social media platform algorithms may promote harmful or extremist content to users.
Answer: Social media companies must keep people safe on their platforms and holding them accountable is a departmental priority. Under the Online Safety Act, services must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and that which stirs up hatred based on...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76223 on Project Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the nu
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, 68% of premises in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and 89% of UK premises can access gigabit-capable broadband.As per the answer to question 76223, the Open Market Review process in...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76224 on Broadband: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the number o
Answer: As stated in answer to question 76224, we estimate 18,540 households (35%) in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency are reliant on copper-based broadband. Using data from the same source (Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2025 Spring Update), we es...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76225 on Mobile Phones: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the numb
Answer: The regulator, Ofcom, publishes data that allows for this comparison to be drawn. In Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring Update, published on 8 May 2025, it is reported that approximately 24% of the constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire has no ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural households are offered appropriate mitigation measures before being switched from analogue to digital telephone services.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK.The Government has publishe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet ProtocolDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of households that will lose the ability to make emergency calls during a power cut following the switch to digital landlines.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers. No household should be left without means to ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet ProtocolDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that the vulnerability registers maintained by energy providers are shared with telecommunications providers to prioritise additional support for vulne
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that vulnerable people are identified and appropriately supported during the Public Switched Telephone Network migration. For legal and data protection reasons, data on vulnerable people from energy providers cannot...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the resilience of mobile masts serving rural communities to prolonged power outages.
Answer: Whilst telecommunications services are generally resilient, they can be disrupted, and we recognise the impact that prolonged power cuts can have, especially on rural communities. In December 2023, Ofcom launched a public Call for Input on the power back-...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with telecommunications providers to ensure that battery back-up solutions provided to households during the Public Switched Telephone Network migration are suf
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers. No household should be left without means to ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: Emergency ServicesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing contingency arrangements to ensure access to emergency services during prolonged power outages in areas affected by the Public S
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers. No household should be left without means to ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the number of mobile phone not-spots in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring Update (8 May 2025), approximately 24% of the constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire has no 4G geographic coverage from any mobile network operator (MNO), and similarly around 20% of premises lack...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of households with copper-based broadband connections only in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: Using Connected Nations 2025 Spring Update data published by Ofcom, we estimate that of the 52,930 residential properties in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency, approximately 18,540 households (35%) are reliant on copper-based broadband ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of premises without access to gigabit-capable broadband in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: Through its Open Market Review (OMR) process, Building Digital UK identifies premises in England and Wales with no gigabit network infrastructure and where none is likely to be developed within the next three years. This information is routinely published...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
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