Question follow-through · 26650

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the criteria used to assess whether to use the emergency alerts system on Friday 14 August 2026.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
4 Sept 2026
Answer
21 Sept 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the criteria used to assess whether to use the emergency alerts system on Friday 14 August 2026.

  2. 4 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Every Emergency Alert is carefully coordinated with responding public bodies and agencies. This tool is only used in emergency scenarios and where the need is greatest. The Cabinet Office remains committed to reviewing every alert request on a case-by-cas...

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Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.

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