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Written question asked by David Reed (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Government Departments

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cross-government resilience exercises involving two or more departments have been conducted in the last 2 years; and what the (a) title, (b) participating departments and (c) date was of each.

Answer

The Cabinet Office encourages all departments to conduct or participate in exercises on cross-cutting risks in line with the National Security Risk Assessment.

The Cabinet Office conducted two cross-system exercises within this period under the National Exercising Programme. Exercise PEGASUS on pandemic preparedness was conducted in three primary phases in September and October 2025. A classified cross-system cyber resilience exercise was also conducted in 2026.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16795
Session
2026-27
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Government departments Departmental coordination
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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