Question follow-through · 29068
Small Businesses: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution arrangements for micro and small businesses in disputes with telecommunications providers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution arrangements for micro and small businesses in disputes with telecommunications providers.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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17 Sept 2026
Answer published
Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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