Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps he is taking to strengthen emergency preparedness.”
Tabled: 22 May 2025Answered: 5 June 2025
Asked by
Dave Robertson
Labour — Lichfield
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Ms Abena Oppong-Asare)
The Government are taking a range of measures to strengthen our emergency preparedness. Later this year, we will update a national pandemic response exercise and undertake a full test of our emergency alert system. In April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also opened the new UK Resilience Academy, which will train up to 4,000 people a year. The Government will shortly publish our updated resilience strategy.