Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 16471

Telecommunications: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits for cyber resilience of maintaining communications systems with differing architectures and modes of delivery.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The government recognises the importance of resilient communications networks and services. Telecommunications providers are required to take appropriate and proportionate measures to identify, reduce, prepare for and recover from risks to the security an...

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