Question follow-through · 43279

Emergencies: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to appoint a dedicated Minister for Resilience.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
3 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to appoint a dedicated Minister for Resilience.

  2. 3 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has overall responsibility for resilience policy across government. He is supported by a number of ministerial colleagues with resilience responsibilities in their departments. The full List of Ministerial Responsi...

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