Question follow-through · 84661

Emergencies: Internet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve public preparedness for emergencies.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
29 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve public preparedness for emergencies.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Advice for the general public on how to prepare for emergencies is published at GOV.UK/Prepare, which provides simple and effective steps that individuals, households and communities can take to be more prepared for a range of emergencies. The Prepare web...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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