Question follow-through · 1537
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that competition in fixed telecommunications infrastructure is sustained and protects consumers’ long-term interests.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that competition in fixed telecommunications infrastructure is sustained and protects consumers’ long-term interests.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
The UK telecoms market is highly competitive. The Statement of Strategic Priorities designated on 27 April 2026 sets out the government’s view on the benefits of competition in the fixed telecoms market for investment in high quality networks, innovation ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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