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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of reforming the Electronic Communications Code to grant mobile network operators enhanced rights to share sites to improve mobile voice and data coverage.

My Department received a total of 153 responses to the consultation on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code. My officials are currently analysing these responses and I will respond in due course. The Government remains committed to delivering a reformed Code that is clear and fit for purpose, and support UK networks to provide consumers with a choice of high quality telecommunications services.