5G: Health Hazards

(asked on 19th December 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will apply the precautionary principle to the roll out of 5G in the UK.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 10th January 2020

Public Health England provides advice on protection from exposure to the radio waves from telecommunications systems, including those providing 5G services.

PHE has published information about exposure to the radio waves from mobile phone base stations, including those for 5G networks which are at the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/5g-technologies-radio-waves-and-health/5g-technologies-radio-waves-and-health

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health

These resources explain the extensive research that has been performed on exposure to radio waves, the conclusions that have been reached by expert groups which have examined the evidence at national and international levels, as well as the practical measures that are already in place to protect public health.

PHE is committed to monitoring the evidence applicable to 5G and other radio technologies, and to revising its advice, should that be necessary.

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