Hybrid threats to the UK examined
28 June 2019
The Defence Committee's inquiry is examining the danger posed by hybrid threats to the UK and how the UK Government is preparing its response.
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Purpose of the session
The Defence Committee's inquiry is examining the danger posed by hybrid threats to the UK and how the UK Government is preparing its response.
This third evidence session will examine events connected with the poisoning in 2018 of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury to look into:
- the UK's vulnerability to hybrid threats
- the measures it has in place to respond to these threats and
- how realistic is the UK's strategy for defending itself against hybrid threats and warfare
Witnesses
Tuesday 2 July 2019, Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster.
At 10:30am:
- Duncan Allan, Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
- Georgina Collins, Deputy Director Floods, Water and CBRN Emergencies, Defra
- Alistair Cunningham, Executive Director, Growth, Investment and Place, Wiltshire Council
- Paul Mills, Deputy Chief Constable, Wiltshire Police