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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Such people are often associated with fly-tipping, which is a blight on our landscape. I will ensure that I raise all the issues he…17 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceOne of my priorities at the Cabinet Office is strengthening our national resilience across Government. Last month we tested successfully the emergency alert system, a vital new…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this issue. We committed in the integrated review to publish a supply chains and import strategy so that we can strengthen our resilience in…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceMy hon. Friend is right that economic security is an emerging challenge in the United Kingdom and across the world; that is why it was so prominent in the integrated review…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceOf course the maritime security of the United Kingdom is the utmost priority for this Government. We ensure that Royal Naval vessels are available to patrol waters at all times. I…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceThank you, Mr Speaker. I was just going to say that the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) should know that that kind of defence strength would simply not be…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceOur efforts in that area are led by relevant Government Departments. Through the Cabinet Office, I chair the Cabinet Committee on net zero and energy security, which is designed…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. There are two elements: the first is ensuring that we are ahead of the game with artificial intelligence and exploiting its…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. This is a whole United Kingdom effort. As an example of that, a couple of weeks ago we held in Belfast a major cyber-security…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceAs the hon. Lady will know, we continue to make considerable progress on all the actions set out in that framework. She is right to highlight the challenges that we face in some…11 May 2023HANSARDNational Emergency TestLast month’s UK-wide emergency alert was the largest simultaneous public message in British history. We reached 93% of eligible phones in the country within three minutes of the…11 May 2023HANSARDNational Emergency TestThe whole point of having a test is to expose where there are challenges. Subsequent to the test, I met with the chief executive of Three, on which network the principal…11 May 2023HANSARDNational Emergency TestThe hon. Lady raises an important point. Even under the existing test, we reached 93% of people, so the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom did receive that alert, and…11 May 2023HANSARDUK Genomics DatabasesThe UK’s genomics databases are not designated as critical national infrastructure. However, through our recently published resilience frame- work, we have set out how we will…11 May 2023HANSARDUK Genomics DatabasesI assure the right hon. Gentleman that we take these threats seriously. The point about critical national infrastructure is that we designate it in relation to things that are…11 May 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Support for Public ServicesThe Cabinet Office’s Cobra unit has supported Departments with developing their contingency plans. We have co-ordinated preparedness activity across Government to minimise the…11 May 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Support for Public ServicesAs ever, my hon. Friend is totally right. It is completely unacceptable that the people of East Devon can have their lives totally upended by strikes led by militant unions. We of…11 May 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Support for Public ServicesI have great sympathy with my hon. Friend’s constituents. It really is incumbent on Labour Members, given their close relationship with the trade union movement, to encourage…11 May 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Support for Public ServicesMy right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General has just published the affordability for settlements for civil servants. Remember that this is…11 May 2023HANSARDTopical Questionsrose —11 May 2023