Debate on select committee report on Thursday, 12 January 2023, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom. The answering member was Baroness Neville-Rolfe.

Preparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)

Lords motion to take note of the report of the Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee on Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society (HL 110 2021-22). Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 826 cc1591-1622
Session: 2022-23
Department: Cabinet Office; Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Preparing for extreme risks: building a resilient society. Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee (HL) report.
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2023-0082
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Deposited papers
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2023-0091
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom | 826 cc1591-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we thought we were well prepared. Roger Hargreaves, the director of the Civil Contingen...; Lord Browne of Ladyton | 826 cc1595-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the committee’s chair, my friend the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, and tha...; Viscount Thurso | 826 cc1597-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, on the excellent way in whi...; Lord Rees of Ludlow | 826 cc1598-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, for his benign and effective chairm...; Bishop of Leicester | 826 cc1599-1601 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, am grateful for the Select Committee’s work in tackling such an important subje...; Lord Harris of Haringey | 826 cc1601-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I should declare my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission and as a ...; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | 826 cc1602-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, on his skill...; Lord Clement-Jones | 826 cc1604-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I express my own thanks to our chair, the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, not only for his ...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 826 cc1605-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my insurance and legal interests as set out in the register. Like other noble...; Baroness Twycross | 826 cc1606-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am very pleased to be able to speak as part of this debate. I declare an interest as London’s D...; Lord Mair | 826 cc1607-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of this House’s Select Committee on Risk Assessment a...; Lord Berkeley | 826 cc1609-1610 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mair, who is one of the most eminent eng...; Baroness Brinton | 826 cc1610-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as vi...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 826 cc1613-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. Her experience as a shadow...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 826 c1616 (Link to this contribution)
Let me start by thanking my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom for proposing this debate, and I...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 826 c1616 (Link to this contribution)
Did the Minister say that they have appointed a head of resilience?; Lord Harris of Haringey | 826 c1616 (Link to this contribution)
Has that been announced?; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 826 cc1616-8 (Link to this contribution)
I always like to be the bearer of good news from the Dispatch Box.
We are going to be updat...; Lord Clement-Jones | 826 c1618 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the Minister but one of the key points is about the method...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 826 cc1618-9 (Link to this contribution)
I think the noble Lord is right that the main focus is on the next five years, but I will perhaps...; Lord Berkeley | 826 c1619 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Baroness has given us some good information about progress being made but, as the noble...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 826 cc1619-1620 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Lord for his intervention, and I will reflect further on the best way of satisf...; Lord Harris of Haringey | 826 c1620 (Link to this contribution)
Excuse me, but the noble Baroness used the phrase “the civil contingencies risk”. That is contain...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 826 cc1620-2 (Link to this contribution)
I must make progress. If I can answer, I will do so—otherwise, I shall speak with or write to the...; Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom | 826 c1622 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the hour is late, so I shall be brief. It has not been an apocalyptic, or even a partic...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Business Climate change Devolution Finance Infrastructure Government departments Insurance Infectious diseases International cooperation Emergencies Local government National security Voluntary organisations Training Regulation Risk assessment Risk management Local resilience forums
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Preparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)

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