Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 13370

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) telegraph poles and (b) other infrastructure on inclusive mobility; and what steps she is taking to make streets more accessible.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Accessibility is a priority for this Government. In order to reduce pavement clutter and ensure that footways are accessible to everyone, there are requirements on telecom operators and other operators to share apparatus and to use underground lines where...

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