Question follow-through · 16463

Infrastructure: Weather

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extreme weather events on critical infrastructure assets in the next five years.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 27 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 29 Nov 2024
Answer: 4 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extreme weather events on critical infrastructure assets in the next five years.
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
The government is committed to working closely with Critical National Infrastructure operators to ensure resilience and preparedness. Extreme weather events pose a serious risk to UK resilience, reflected in their inclusion in the National Risk Register. ...

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