Question follow-through · 68537

Emergencies: Sirens

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

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    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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