Question follow-through · 16470
Telecommunications: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of how the UK’s communications infrastructure would perform in maintaining mass public communications in the event of a national power outag
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of how the UK’s communications infrastructure would perform in maintaining mass public communications in the event of a national power outag
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government works closely with communications providers, Ofcom, the energy sector and other partners to ensure the resilience and security of the UK's communications infrastructure. Communications providers are responsible for the resilience of their n...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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