The disruption at Heathrow a week ago raises many urgent issues about preparedness and resilience.

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An excellent report from the National Preparedness Commission (transparency alert - I’m the chair). Tim highlights what is needed for civil food resilience at a time when the threats to our food security are being challenged in so many ways.

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Yesterday the House of Lords gave a Second Reading to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - otherwise known as Martyn’s Law. This was my contribution to the debate:

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Today in the @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social I again asked the Defence Minister about the place of homeland resilience in wider national defence.

Here is the full exchange:

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Earlier today my question in the House of Lords on 3D printed guns - widespread concern about the implications but no easy answers:

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Asking in House of Lords about the recent severing of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and the protection of those cables serving the UK

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Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats.

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Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats.

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Spoke at RIN seminar last week: PNT signals are vital for finance, transportation & other services. Even a short disruption of a few days would cost £billions.
Can be caused by extreme solar weather, but risk of hostile disruption via cyber or other means is rising with international tensions.

We need to be better prepared for the threats we face: cyber, misinformation, hybrid attacks. BBC R4 World This Weekend spells it out. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today in the House of Lords I asked a question about the operation of the UK’s emergency alerts system - an important potential life-saver in local incidents as well as national emergencies.

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House of Lords debated the Covid Inquiry report today. My contribution is here:

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