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Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Monday, 17 May 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 May 2021. It was answered by Matt Warman (Conservative) on Monday, 24 May 2021 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Telecoms Diversification Task Force: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding will be provided to the Telecommunications Diversification Taskforce in the current Parliament.

Answer

The Telecoms Diversification Taskforce, composed of independent experts from industry and academia, was established on a voluntary basis to look at where the Government should target measures to ensure effective, accelerated and sustainable diversification. No funding has been or will be provided to the Telecommunications Diversification Taskforce.

The Taskforce’s findings and recommendations were published on 20 April on GOV.UK. We will respond to the Taskforce findings in the summer, and outline our next steps on the delivery of the diversification strategy, which is backed by an initial investment of up to £250 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2290
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Finance Telecoms Diversification Task Force
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk