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Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 15 May 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 May 2025. It was answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Friday, 30 May 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they carried out an impact assessment before extending the 2017 Electronic Communications Code ‘no scheme’ valuation model in accordance with Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; if not, why not; and what assessment they have made of the potential impacts on landowners and the pace of 5G roll-out.

Answer

Following the 2017 reforms, government representatives engaged regularly with stakeholders about their impact. The changes made by the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 were consulted on and received Parliamentary scrutiny during passage of the Act. The Act itself was subject to a published De Minimis Impact Assessment. A technical consultation on draft regulations related to the provisions referred to is open until 2 July.

Government’s decisions on 5G policy are informed by a wide range of evidence and information. We continue to work with mobile operators to meet our 5G standalone coverage ambition by 2030.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7513
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Land Infrastructure Telecommunications 5G
Legislation
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
Link
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