Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 98224

Telecommunications: Aerials

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory third-party verification of ICNIRP compliance for telecoms mast installations above a specified power threshold.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is not responsible for public health considerations related to radio waves, nor for monitoring or measuring mobile network operators’ compliance with their existing obligations in this area. In the Uni...

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