Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 108159

Mobile Phones: Power Failures

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Andrew George

Liberal DemocratSt Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing alternative models for improving power resilience of mobile telecommunications networks, including the use of

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Residents in rural areas, as well as other areas of the country, rightly expect to have reliable mobile connectivity to participate in the modern digital economy. The Government recognises that events like storms and power outages can have a particular im...

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