Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of replacing NHS funded (a) hearing aids, (b) cochlear implants and (c) assistive listening devices in the event that such devices suffer from interference as a result of the release of the 2.35 to 2.39 GHz spectrum bands.

The Office of Communications (OFCOM) is managing the release of the 2.35 to 2.39 GHz spectrum bands. OFCOM has carried out careful tests of listening devices and sought evidence from across the deaf community to ensure these devices will not be affected by future mobile signals.