Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110903

Airwave Service: Rural Areas

Tabled: 4 February 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Airwave network coverage for emergency service delivery in rural areas.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The cost to the taxpayers of Great Britain for Airwave is as follows:2021/22 £293.66m2022/23 £318.55m2023/24 £197.01m2024/25 £153.48mAs the financial accounts for 2025/26 have not been finalised or audited yet, we cannot provide expenditure for that perio...

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