Question follow-through · 22723

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to expand the use of Emergency Alerts for severe weather events, including extreme heat, flooding and storms.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to expand the use of Emergency Alerts for severe weather events, including extreme heat, flooding and storms.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Emergency Alerts system provides warning and advice in a life-threatening emergency. Every Emergency Alert is carefully coordinated with responding public bodies and agencies. Each request is evaluated by the Cabinet Office on a rigorous, case-by-case...

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