Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 68537

Emergencies: Sirens

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 66761 on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what steps she is taking to support communities who have (a) no emergency sirens and (b) had their emergency sirens removed

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
In the UK, we have a number of public warning and informing mechanisms that can be used in different situations when there is a risk to life. This includes the Emergency Alert system, introduced in April 2023, which has been used five times. Emergency Ale...

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