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The UK's Cabinet Office says the activation of the Emergency Alert capability in August was "issued at no cost to the taxpayer" questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

Context: Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Screenshot of UK Housing Commons written question UIN 21331, tabled on 28 August 2026 and answered on 6 October 2026:

Question
Alex Burghart
Conservative, Brentwood and Ongar Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 January 2024, to Question 10668, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what is the additional or marginal cost to the public purse of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert.

Answer
Dan Jarvis
Labour, Barnsley North Commons

The Cabinet Office is committed to delivering value for money to the public. There is no additional or marginal cost of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert; the most recent activation of the Emergency Alert capability on 14 August was issued at no cost to the taxpayer.
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