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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 ...