§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to alter the wayleave regulations under the Telecommunications Act 1984 following privatisation to make them more suited to use by private companies laying fibre optic cables.
§ Mr. McLoughlinAny operator licensed under the Telecommunications Act 1984 may negotiate wayleaves freely for the installation of any kind of apparatus. In addition, licensees granted powers under that Act's telecommunications code may, in certain circumstances, ask the court to decide the terms of a wayleave which has not been freely agreed by the landowner. I have no plans to alter these arrangements.