Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 121742

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the UK’s level of dependence on foreign manufactured Common Information Models (CIMs); and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the resilience an

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Common Information Models are used across a range of UK CNI sectors. This includes telecommunications, where CIMs enable interoperability between different network management and operational systems. They support efficient operation and automation in comp...

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