Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeFound: They do not just have cables or wires; there is a transmission network, a distribution network, and
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Non-contact sexual offencesFound: mentioned an increase of 244% in reporting rape to police; domestic abuse is now more than 11% of emergency
Apr. 24 2024
Source Page: Teacher to primary school pupil ratio in the Western Isles council area: FOI releaseFound: how much has it cost to translate all Government correspondence, local and national, public signs, emergency
Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) that on reaching the age of 18 they are deemed to be able to be independent but they have no support network - Speech Link
2: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) meant even more people becoming homeless, and rising pressures on councils that are having to pay for emergency - Speech Link
3: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) However, it is not clearly stated what those services are—I can think of essential services, such as - Speech Link
4: None This amendment amends the definition of “support services” to link the services with the accommodation - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None NUAR—namely, the near real-time exchange of the comprehensive data required by users, including for emergency - Speech Link
2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) closely with LSBUD as the key industry representative, NUAR risks creating more accidental strikes of key network - Speech Link
3: None This is backed up by a number of high-profile tech failures: the 999 emergency call system failed on - Speech Link
4: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) industrial average to drop 85 points within four minutes of the image being published, and triggered emergency - Speech Link
Report Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: they can use, such as welfare services or the student union.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of switching from ISDN to SIP lines on the resilience of emergency service networks.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Emergency Services are operationally independent and have responsibility for the operation of emergency service control rooms that process emergency calls, as overseen by local Chief Officer and relevant Lead Government Departments, including Departments in the Devolved Administrations as applicable.
The digital transition is industry led and the emergency services are being supported by their respective communications providers. DSIT is working closely with the lead government departments for the emergency services to provide advice on areas of risk which has prompted actions from the emergency services to increase resilience measures.
DSIT does not hold any data on the number of silent calls received by the emergency services.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds on the number of silent calls received by emergency services on (a) ISDN and (b) SIP lines.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Emergency Services are operationally independent and have responsibility for the operation of emergency service control rooms that process emergency calls, as overseen by local Chief Officer and relevant Lead Government Departments, including Departments in the Devolved Administrations as applicable.
The digital transition is industry led and the emergency services are being supported by their respective communications providers. DSIT is working closely with the lead government departments for the emergency services to provide advice on areas of risk which has prompted actions from the emergency services to increase resilience measures.
DSIT does not hold any data on the number of silent calls received by the emergency services.
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Speech to the Regulation Forum Chairs' SummitFound: For example, the CMA recently concluded that the emergency services communications network was effectively
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: We have had multiple strands because we have multiple sites and services to consider.