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Written question asked by Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2017. It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Emergency Services: Communication

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of clear communications between police forces and ambulance services.

Answer

The Airwave network is used for critical communications by all three emergency services, and the performance of the network is constantly monitored. The effectiveness of the emergency services communications is also tested as part of regular scheduled counter terrorism exercises which take place around the country.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69427
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Ambulance services Communication Police
Link
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