Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 192484

Broadband: Social Tariffs

Tabled: 5 July 2023

Answered: 10 July 2023

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with Ofcom on mobile phone providers raising awareness of the availability of discounted social broadband tariffs for customers.

Answer

Sir John Whittingdale

Ofcom has a statutory duty to monitor ongoing household affordability in the sector and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology meets regularly with them to discuss this work and progress.In April 2023, Ofcom’s Affordability Report showed 47...

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