Point of Order

Duncan Baker Excerpts

Thursday 13th July 2023 Commons Chamber

[Duncan Baker (North Norfolk) (Con)]

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wish to correct the record after inadvertently misleading the House during Prime Minister’s questions yesterday, having been given the totally wrong information by O2. I raised the very serious matter of the lack of mobile phone signal in my constituency, thought to be caused by a transmitter being inoperable due to nesting gulls. While the substance of my problem remains, O2 got mixed up and gave me entirely the wrong information. Although O2 does have a nearby mast affected by nesting gulls, it is not the mast in my constituency, but one in another Norfolk constituency a few miles away. O2 has apologised profusely to me, and I reassure my constituents that I have O2’s assurances that it now has its best team on the job to fix my residents’ mobile phone reception. I will, of course, update my local constituents on how that is progressing.

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Roger Gale)]

I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving me notice of his point of order. He has done exactly the right thing in coming to the House to correct an inadvertent mistake at the earliest opportunity. I thank him for that, and the House will have noted his comments.