Following the Government statement on Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network, Harriett Baldwin highlights the work of the Worcestershire local enterprise partnership which has been running a 5G testbed and calls for the appointment of an ambassador in Washington as soon as possible.
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
I invite the Minister, in making this technical assessment, to look at the work of the Worcestershire local enterprise partnership, which has been running a 5G testbed in Malvern for the past two years. In making the security and diplomatic assessment, I ask the Minister to urge the Foreign Secretary to make sure that we have an ambassador in Washington as soon as possible.
Matt Warman
My hon. Friend is right that this country is already doing important work in our 5G testbeds and trials programme; Malvern is one of the excellent examples of that. Britain, of course, makes sure that it has the best possible diplomatic network around at all times.