Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which body or bodies will potentially take over the role in telecommunications regulation that is currently played by the European Commission after the UK leaves the EU.

We have identified the European Commission’s role under the Communications Act as a deficiency requiring correction under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. Whether the European Commission’s role will need to be repatriated and which bodies would potentially take over its role will be outlined in the associated Statutory Instruments currently under preparation. Government has engaged in extensive stakeholder engagement on this issue.