Emergencies: Mobile Phones
Commons · Question 73628 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accessibility of the UK Emergency Alert System for people who are (a) visually and (b) hearing impaired.
Answer
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare, 3 Sep 2025
We have ensured that the Emergency Alerts system works with voice reader software. This means that everyone who already has this and all other accessibility settings enabled on their phones should have the alert read out to them. As part of the communicat...