Security Minister to address Lords National Resilience Committee

The Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle MP is to address the House of Lords National Resilience Committee as part of its inquiry into how the UK is best prepared to respond to a national crisis or significant disruption.

On Thursday, July 16 at 10.30am in Committee Room 2, the Committee will hear from the Minister of State, and Roger Hargreaves, Director, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office. It can be followed live or later on Parliament TV here.

Questions likely to be asked include:

Should we change how we oversee our disaster response?

When will the Home Defence Programme be published?

Does the private sector understand its role in national resilience?

How will the Government meet communicate about resilience?

What lessons has the Government drawn from Finland's approach?

The inquiry was set up to assess geopolitical, economic and technological threats and examine how the the UK might best prepare for, and respond to, national crises and disruptions.

The session on Thursday forms part of an inquiry that will report in November 2026.