Committees

Risk Assessment and Risk Planning

Inquiry

The Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee is appointed to consider risk assessment and risk planning in the context of disruptive national hazards

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Report - Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
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Response to this report
Government Response to the Report "Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society"
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Oral evidence transcripts

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16 June 2021
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
Witnesses Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Paymaster General, and Roger Hargreaves (Director at Civil Contingencies Secretariat)
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23 June 2021
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
Witnesses Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Gideon Henderson (Chief Scientific Advisor at Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), and Professor Charlotte Watts (Chief Scientific Adviser at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
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23 June 2021
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
Witnesses Reg Kilpatrick (Director General of Covid-19 Crisis Coordination at Welsh Government), Karen Pearson (Deputy Secretary for Civil Contingencies and Covid-19 Recovery at The Executive Office, Northern Ireland), and Shirley Rogers (Director, Organisational Readiness at Scottish Government)
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Written evidence

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Rachel Swann (Chair at Derby and Derbyshire Local Resilience Forum) (RSK0087)
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Benjamin King (RSK0097)
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Avi Schnurr (RSK0099)
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Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
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The Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee published its report on 3 December 2021. The Committee ceased to exist upon publication of the report. If you would like further information on the work of the House of Lords or its committees please contact the House of Lords Enquiry Service by email at hlinfo@parliament.uk or by phone on 0800 223 0855 (freephone) or 020 7219 3107.