Set-up a UK emergency alert system to make use of mobile phones alert system · petition

What the petition asks

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

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

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: https://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
https://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: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://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: https://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: https://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: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

24 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
30 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee