Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
8 July 2026
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Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee House of Commons
00:09 - 00:16
Speaker 1
The Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. I call the Minister to move the motion.
00:16 - 01:44
Speaker 2
Thank you very much indeed. Great to see a fellow Edinburgher in the chair, Ms. Jardine or Jardin, we'll maybe not divide on that. I beg to move that the committee has considered the draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. This statutory instrument is required to amend the Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations of 2023 by updating the international mobile roaming wholesale rates it sets. Wholesale rates are that what mobile operators charge other mobile operators as opposed to what would be for retail customers.
The amendment gives effect in domestic law to a November 2025 decision of the EEA EFTA-UK Trade Agreement Joint Committee, and this committee is the governing body of the agreement on which each party has a seat. I would note, however, at this stage, the EEA EFTA member Liechtenstein has opted out of these international mobile roaming provisions in the free trade agreement. The amendments to the international mobile roaming wholesale rates are being made to ensure that they continue to reflect current international benchmarks, which reflect market conditions. This is consistent with and necessary under the terms of the free trade agreement. I'll provide a little bit of background to why we are for the committee to consider.
In 2021, the UK and the EEA EFTA signed a free trade agreement. Its core terms included provisions on industrial goods, digital trade, services and investment, and of course fisheries and agriculture. Under digital trade, in a telecoms chapter, it contained provisions on international mobile roaming. These provisions set a wholesale cap. As mentioned, this limits what mobile operators can charge each other.
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