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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Public Telephones more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of universal service obligation to provide a reasonable number of working telephone boxes where they are most needed; and if she will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
star this property answer text <p>When a Universal Service Provider (USP) of public call boxes in the street - BT or, in the Kingston upon Hull area, KCom - wishes to remove one, the provider must inform the appropriate local authority, which then must consult with local people. The factors that weigh with local authorities in these cases commonly include: the call box's possible use in emergency situations; the quality of mobile signals in the area; and if people living nearby might not have access to mobile telephones, for whatever reason.</p><p> </p><p>Since it is better for such matters to be considered locally on a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of State has made no overall assessment of the role of public telephones in the situations referred to.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
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less than 2017-06-30T12:18:24.917Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T12:18:24.917Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this