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

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to roll out 5G in the UK in a timely manner without using any Chinese technology; and if so, how.

We are committed to becoming a world leader in 5G, and the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review sets out a national, long-term strategy to help deliver this ambition.

It is vital that the UK has the right conditions in place to foster resilient and secure supply arrangements to deliver our digital connectivity ambitions. That is why Government has put security at the heart of the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, allocating £10 million for 5G security projects. Furthermore, DCMS is leading a cross-government review into the supply chain arrangements for the UK’s telecoms infrastructure. The review will consider the full UK market position, including the resilience and security standards of equipment for 5G. The review is actor agnostic and not a binary assessment of the countries of origin of telecoms equipment.