Emergencies: Mobile Phones

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of planning, executing and reviewing the recent Emergency Alert regarding wildfires by department, mobile network operator and third-party contractors.


Answered by
Dan Jarvis Portrait
Dan Jarvis
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 21st September 2026

The planning and activation of the Emergency Alert capability on 14 August was issued at no cost to the taxpayer.

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