Question follow-through · 5531
Telecommunications Cables: Dorchester-on-Thames
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of customers affected by recent telecommunications cable thefts in Dorchester on Thames.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of customers affected by recent telecommunications cable thefts in Dorchester on Thames.
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
Government works in partnership with communications providers to promote networks remaining secure, resilient, and accessible as possible, including during emergencies and service disruption, although we do not hold records of individual incidents. Commun...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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