Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 73632

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the national test of the UK Emergency Alert System conducted on 23 April 2023; and what lessons will be applied to the test on 7 September 2025.

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
The Government is committed to improving the Emergency Alerts system as it serves a crucial purpose helping to save lives in emergency situations by issuing an alert to all compatible mobile phones. There was an initial 12 month evaluation period (April 2...
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