Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 99489

Voice over Internet Protocol: Lincolnshire

Tabled: 12 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the phasing out of telephone landlines on residents in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

Landlines are not being phased out. The technology underpinning landline telephones is being modernised from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). VoIP enables clearer and better-quality phone calls, improved...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 99489) →