Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 30th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Set-up a UK emergency alert system to make use of mobile phones alert system
Set-up a system similar to the WEA system used in USA, NL-alert system used in the Netherlands etc. To send emergency alerts to mobile phones from the Government. The UK is a developed Western Country and lacks in this key service to countries such as Taiwan, Peru and Romania - i.e. Corona warnings
This system has been successfully implemented in other countries and is highly relied upon by their citizens for warnings and alerts. This has been previously successfully tested in the UK so why is it not implemented. It would save time and money on other services due to only 4% of the UK households not owning a mobile (2019). This service would be crucial for location based alerts regarding health, weather, terrorism and many other global issues we all have to experience in the UK
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has started texting people across the UK to inform them of new rules relating to the coronavirus outbreak: www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-sms-messages
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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