Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted research on the potential effects on public health of radio waves and 5G signals; and if he will make a statement.

The Department continues to fund research on the effects on health of a range of electromagnetic fields and mobile technologies through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Public Health England (PHE).

Evidence has emerged through dedicated national and international research programmes that have addressed concerns about the fast development of wireless technologies.

The Department is committed to funding research to support the evidence base in this area. Most notable current research on this topic funded by the NIHR includes COSMOS, the ongoing international study of mobile phone use and health in adults; and SCAMP, the study of behaviour and health effects of mobile phone use in adolescents, both conducted at Imperial College London.

PHE continues to monitor the health-related evidence with respect to electromagnetic fields, including the radio waves from developing wireless communication systems such as 5G.