Question follow-through · 67597

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Part 11 of the Electronic Communications Code in providing flexibility to improve the network.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
22 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Part 11 of the Electronic Communications Code in providing flexibility to improve the network.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Parts 11 and 12 of the Electronic Communications Code provide rights to fly lines over land and set out when and how someone can object to these installations. The aim is to balance the efficient deployment of overhead networks with the interests of those...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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