Written question asked by Lord Wasserman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2024. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.
Airwave Service and Emergency Services Network: Expenditure
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent since April 2015 on (1) establishing the Emergency Services Network, and (2) running the existing Airwave service.
- Answer
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The ESMCP 2021 Full Business Case estimated the total cost of providing critical emergency services communications between 2015/16 and 2036/37 was £11.3bn. This is the combined Airwave and legacy contracts and costs of the replacement ESN service. It assumed Airwave and legacy system costs of approximately £450m annually compared with ESN at around £250m. The annual running cost of ESN compared to Airwave and legacy costs is expected to save over £200m a year.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1960
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Expenditure Airwave service Emergency services network
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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