Question follow-through · 110611
Telecommunications Cables: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the copper wire communications network in Surrey.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the copper wire communications network in Surrey.
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensure that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK, including S...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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