Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What steps he is taking to ensure that rural communities are supported in the transition from analogue to digital landlines.”
Tabled: 8 May 2025Answered: 14 May 2025
Asked by
Markus Campbell-Savours
Labour — Penrith and Solway
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
One of the things that keeps me awake at night is how we ensure that people are protected—the most vulnerable and rural communities in particular—as we transition from the copper network to fibre. That is why I was glad that, in November last year, I was able to get all the network operators to sign up to a new code of conduct that will, I think, provide precisely that protection.