Question follow-through · 93808
Telecommunications: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the resilience and security of digital landline and mobile communications in rural areas during prolonged power outages; and what steps her Department is
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 27 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the resilience and security of digital landline and mobile communications in rural areas during prolonged power outages; and what steps her Department is
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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27 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 introduced a robust security framework for UK telecoms networks and places legal duties on providers to identify, reduce and prepare for security and resilience risks, including cyber threats, and we have recentl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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