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Written question asked by David Reed (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office: Emergencies

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings his Department has held with the Northern Ireland Executive in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved and devolved responsibilities.

Answer

As crises do not respect borders or boundaries, resilience is a shared responsibility between individuals, communities, businesses, local, devolved and national government across the UK.

We work in close cooperation at both official and ministerial level on resilience, organising regular ‘four nations’ meeting. These aim to complement the everyday work teams across government do to collaborate with counterparts in the devolved governments on risk and resilience. The most recent meeting was in June.

This group discusses how each government is developing its own strategies and frameworks to strengthen resilience and identify opportunities for greater collaboration.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17254
Session
2026-27
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Devolution Emergencies Planning Northern Ireland Executive Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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