Question follow-through · 35374

5G: Aerials

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of legal cases that have commenced related to the installation of 5G masts; and whether provisions within the Product Security

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of legal cases that have commenced related to the installation of 5G masts; and whether provisions within the Product Security

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Legal cases relating to telecommunications installations can commence in either the County Court or the Lands Tribunal. The Department does not have comprehensive data, but is aware of an increase in applications to the courts relating to telecommunicatio...

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11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, by what date he expects full implementation of reforms to the Electronic Communications Code brought about through the Product Security and Telecommunications Act 2022.

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Telecommunications: Infrastructure

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of further delay of the implementation of reforms to the Electronic Communications Code under the Product Security and Telecommunicat