Question follow-through · 1091
Voice over Internet Protocol: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Government has made of the public safety risks associated with the migration from analogue landlines to Digital Voice in rural areas with poor mobile coverage and fr
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Government has made of the public safety risks associated with the migration from analogue landlines to Digital Voice in rural areas with poor mobile coverage and fr
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for everyone across the UK, including in rural are...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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