Health Services: Power Failures
Commons · Question 65941 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has participated in cross-Government exercises simulating the potential impact of national blackouts on (a) health services, (b) emergency responders and (c) energy regulator
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 Jul 2025
The Department has participated in a cross-Government exercise simulating the potential impacts of national power outages on health services and emergency responders. The Department has been working on the lessons identified from this exercise to improve ...