Written question asked by Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 23 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 January 2026. It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to request that Ofcom introduces new mandates for telecom resilience requirements, including adequate on-site, built-in resilience measures, particularly backup power via batteries at mobile phone masts and increasing the mandated minimum amount of backup power via batteries.

Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 21 January 2026 to Question UINs 104628, 104629, and 104630.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 108148
Session: 2024-26
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Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Infrastructure Ofcom Standards Telecommunications Batteries
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