Airwave Service: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 110903 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Airwave network coverage for emergency service delivery in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Feb 2026
The cost to the taxpayers of Great Britain for Airwave is as follows:2021/22 £293.66m2022/23 £318.55m2023/24 £197.01m2024/25 £153.48mAs the financial accounts for 2025/26 have not been finalised or audited yet, we cannot provide expenditure for that perio...