Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 13 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2023. It was answered by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Telephone Systems: Local Government
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance she has issued with the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities to local authorities on the costs of moving to digital telecare.
- Answer
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The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) both regularly provide information to local authorities about the PSTN migration. Officials from both departments also attend a Digital Switchover Working Group, hosted by the Local Government Authority.
DSIT is shortly looking to publish further guidance to local authorities about how the switch-off of analogue landlines may impact them. Among several other issues, this guidance will cover aspects of the provision of adult social care.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 6771
- Session
- 2023-24
- Subjects
- Costs Local government Telephone systems Telemedicine
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