Written question asked by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Communication: Outages
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of how the public will receive critical information in the event of widespread and prolonged broadband or power outages.
- Answer
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There are plans in place for the public to receive critical information in both of these scenarios. This includes the use of both BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4 which will continue to broadcast key advice to the public.
In a prolonged broadband outage there are other ways to send critical information, such as emergency alerts, which do not require broadband connection to function.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 16468
- Session
- 2026-27
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Broadband Communication Emergencies Power failures Outages
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