Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 17254

Northern Ireland Office: Emergencies

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings his Department has held with the Northern Ireland Executive in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved and devolved responsibilities.

Answer

Hilary Benn
As crises do not respect borders or boundaries, resilience is a shared responsibility between individuals, communities, businesses, local, devolved and national government across the UK. We work in close cooperation at both official and ministerial level ...

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