HC Deb 23 July 2002 vol 389 c1009W
Mr. Norman

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the remit is of the Telecommunications Working Group set up by his Department. [72803]

Mr. McNulty

The mobile phone operators have made a series of commitments to improve the handling of telecommunications development.

The Telecommunications Working Group was set up to update the existing Code of Best Practice for Telecommunications.

The terms of reference for the group are:

  • to produce a Mobile Phone Network Development Code of Best Practice;
  • to oversee the implementation of the operators' 10 commitments;
  • and to monitor the effectiveness of the operators' 10 commitments and the Code of Best Practice.