Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 81187

Voice over Internet Protocol: Emergency Services

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing contingency arrangements to ensure access to emergency services during prolonged power outages in areas affected by the Public S

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Government is committed to ensuring any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers. No household should be left without means to ...

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