Civil Defence
Commons · Question 46700 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the (a) Military Aid to the Civil Powers (Emergency Powers) Act 1964 and (b) Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to ensure parliamentary oversight during national crises.
Answer
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare, 1 May 2025
The Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004 and the associated Regulations deliver a single framework for civil protection in the UK. While emergency regulations could be brought into force immediately during a crisis they must be presented to Parliament as so...