Question follow-through · 17852
Smart Devices: Data Protection and National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) potential impact of the use of Cellular Internet of Things modules in consumer products, including internet-connected vaping devices,
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) potential impact of the use of Cellular Internet of Things modules in consumer products, including internet-connected vaping devices,
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
Consumer connected devices fall within scope of the Product Security and Telecommunications Act 2022 and must comply with the requirements of that Act and its underlying Regulations. This includes consumer devices that use cellular internet of things modu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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