Question follow-through · 10032
Emergency Calls: Voice over Internet Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Office on the potential impact of the planned switch from the Public Switched Telephone Network on emergency serv
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 24 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Office on the potential impact of the planned switch from the Public Switched Telephone Network on emergency serv
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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24 Oct 2024
Answer published
Yes, the Department engages regularly with the Home Office to identify and mitigate risks associated with the Public Switched Telephone Network switchover, including risks posed to the emergency services. Mostly recently, on 17 September the Department ch...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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