Question follow-through · 20445

Mobile Phones and Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with Ofcom on the adequacy of (a) the competitiveness of pricing, (b) customer retention practices and (c) service standards in the (i) mobile and (ii) telev

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
24 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with Ofcom on the adequacy of (a) the competitiveness of pricing, (b) customer retention practices and (c) service standards in the (i) mobile and (ii) telev

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    I have held regular meetings with Ofcom, both on their own and with others, when these and many other issues have been discussed.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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