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Emergencies: Mobile Phones

Question for Cabinet Office

UIN HL7806, tabled on 11 May 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government when they forecast rolling out the UK’s emergency alert system.

Answered on

25 May 2023

Following the test on 23 April, the system is now fully operable. During the initial pilot phase, which started on 23 April and will last 3 months, alerts will be limited to severe weather events and flooding. However, future messages are also expected to include fires, public health emergencies and other life-threatening or major incidents.

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Cabinet Office