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UIN 73629

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

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29 August 2025

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8 September 2025 · Answer

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8 September 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with mobile network operators on the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of mobile infrastructure to deliver emergency alerts during (i) power out

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  1. 29 August 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with mobile network operators on the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of mobile infrastructure to deliver emergency alerts during (i) power out

    Source: Commons

  2. 8 September 2025

    Answer

    The Emergency Alerts capability relies on mobile network operators’ infrastructure to issue alerts. Under the Communications Act 2003 and Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021, UK communications providers have a statutory requirement to take appropriate ...

    Source: Written answer

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