Question follow-through · 38243
5G: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on the rollout of 5G.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 21 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on the rollout of 5G.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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21 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government outlined its estimates of the potential impact of Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 in its de minimis impact assessment. The impact assessment can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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