Airwave Service and Emergency Services Network: Expenditure
Lords · Question HL1960 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Wasserman
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
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 6 Nov 2024
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 assu...