Written questions

Airwave Service and Emergency Services Network: Costs

Commons · Question 110906 · 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 the cost to the public purse of (a) the Airwave network and (b) the Emergency Services Network was in each of the last five financial years.

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...