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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
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Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Emergencies: Mobile Phones more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 July (HL Deb, cols 766–70), what progress has been made in the introduction of mobile alert technology. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
uin HL11641 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-04more like thismore than 2018-12-04
answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Cabinet Office is working with the Home Office and the police to explore the types of emergency where a national mobile alerting system can add value, beyond the mobile alerting schemes already in place in the UK. In order to inform any technical solution, these emergency scenarios will be explored in depth to establish where and when in the evolution of an incident a mobile alerting scheme offers the best opportunity to reduce harm to citizens.</p><p>Once we have fully assessed the need for an alerting scheme further work would be undertaken including exploring how situational awareness might be obtained, thresholds for activation and how the content of alert messages stands the best chance of eliciting helpful behaviours from the recipients. This is not without complexity since in terrorist-related incidents the protagonists will also receive the same message.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a scheme used for major incidents stands the chance of being used infrequently. To ensure effectiveness, there will be a need for a carefully managed media campaigns.</p>
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-04T14:40:59.297Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-04T14:40:59.297Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
2671
label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey more like this