Question follow-through · 2526
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a register of mobile sites and their legal status to monitor telecoms masts at risk of removal after a site pr
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a register of mobile sites and their legal status to monitor telecoms masts at risk of removal after a site pr
20 May 2026
Target answer date
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27 May 2026
Answer published
The Government wants operators to work collaboratively with site providers to reach agreements for siting mobile infrastructure. Masts may be removed or relocated for a range of reasons, and this is a commercial matter for the parties involved. The Depart...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Aerials: Registration
12 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of establishing a national register of mobile mast sites that periodically reports on their number and operational status, inclu