Question follow-through · 9425
Emergencies: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of using mobile phone alerts to warn of the dangers of cold water shock in hot weather.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of using mobile phone alerts to warn of the dangers of cold water shock in hot weather.
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
Responsibilities for water safety sit with various Government departments and agencies. As part of its “Beat the Heat” campaign, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) includes a stay safe when swimming section, including links to the Royal Life Saving Soc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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