Emergency Calls: Voice over Internet Protocol
Commons · Question 10032 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir John Whittingdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Office on the potential impact of the planned switch from the Public Switched Telephone Network on emergency serv
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 24 Oct 2024
Yes, the Department engages regularly with the Home Office to identify and mitigate risks associated with the Public Switched Telephone Network switchover, including risks posed to the emergency services. Mostly recently, on 17 September the Department ch...