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HANSARDNational ResilienceIn April, we launched the UK Resilience Academy. We will be undertaking a full national pandemic response exercise that will test the UK’s capabilities, plans, protocols and…05 Jun 2025HANSARDCivilian Gallantry AwardsI know that the hon. Member is frustrated and has worked really hard on this. I express my deepest sympathies to the families of DS Hunt and PC Taylor. I am sure she will agree…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessThe Government are introducing a range of measures to strengthen our emergency preparedness. We hold regular cross-Government planning exercises for a range of scenarios. Later…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessThis is an issue that I recognise, and I reassure my hon. Friend that my colleagues in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are working very closely with telecoms…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for raising such an important matter. I want to put on record my thanks to the emergency services, which have been doing a lot of work on the ground,…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for the question, but I am slightly disappointed by the approach he has taken. It is important that we work collaboratively together. As he rightly pointed…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for his work in this space, because I know he has done a lot of work on this issue. We are constantly looking at the risk register and updating it, and a…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI thank my hon. Friend for her important question. The Government recognise the importance of local resilience forums and the role they play in boosting resilience in places and…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for his question, and I am sure he would like to join me in praising the Deputy Prime Minister and her team for their hard work on this. A lot of the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for moving the motion; I am sure everyone will agree…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipI would, but we are running out of time and I want to give my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley an opportunity to respond. Since 2021, the Turing scheme has helped tens of…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipI have made the position very clear. In the past the SNP has not voted for the customs union. We are following very clearly what people have asked us to do—our manifesto…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert SystemThe emergency alert system is a vital tool for warning and informing in a case of a serious incident where there is a threat to life. This Government have used the tool five…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert SystemMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. The Environment Agency is responsible for issuing flood warnings. For locations covered by severe flood warnings, the Environment…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert SystemMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. The whole purpose of the emergency alert is to make people safer, so we are mindful of the potential risks to people with…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert SystemI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important issue. We work very closely with local authorities and local resilience forums when considering issuing an emergency alert,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDSecurity and Intelligence Agencies: Contingencies Fund Advance 2024-25The security and intelligence agencies will be seeking a supplementary estimate for 2024-25. As it will be some time before the associated legislation receives Royal Assent, the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the work she did to support constituents during the heavy snowfall, and I thank Barnsley council and other responders for their work. This…23 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) for giving us the opportunity to debate this important issue. I also thank you, Sir Roger, for chairing today’s…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCabinet OfficeLike my hon. Friend, I recognise the impact the storm has had on individuals. We have been working closely with the Welsh Government on the civil contingencies response structures…06 Jan 2025