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Written question asked by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Friday, 5 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Space Weather

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government in which year space weather was recognised as a risk sufficiently severe to feature in the National Risk Register.

Answer

The severe space weather risk was first added to the National Risk Register in the 2012 edition in light of lessons from the 2010 Iceland volcanic eruptions.

All risks in the National Risk Register, including those related to severe space weather, are kept under review to ensure that they are the most appropriate scenarios to inform emergency preparedness and resilience activity.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12706
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Emergencies National security Space weather
Link
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