Telecommunications: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 13370 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) telegraph poles and (b) other infrastructure on inclusive mobility; and what steps she is taking to make streets more accessible.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 15 Nov 2024
Accessibility is a priority for this Government. In order to reduce pavement clutter and ensure that footways are accessible to everyone, there are requirements on telecom operators and other operators to share apparatus and to use underground lines where...