Heathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and Security - Hansard - UK Parliament | Toby Harris | 10 comments The disruption at Heathrow impacted thousands of people and raises serious issues about preparedness and resilience. On Tuesday in UK House of Lords I had… | 10 comments on LinkedIn

The disruption at Heathrow a week ago raises many urgent issues about preparedness and resilience.

www.linkedin.com/posts/tobyha...

An excellent report from the National Preparedness Commission (transparency alert - I’m the chair). Tim highlights what is needed for civil food resilience at a time when the threats to our food security are being challenged in so many ways.

nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill' on Tuesday 7 January 2025.

Yesterday the House of Lords gave a Second Reading to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - otherwise known as Martyn’s Law. This was my contribution to the debate:

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...

Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment' on Tuesday 17 December 2024.

Today in the @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social I again asked the Defence Minister about the place of homeland resilience in wider national defence.

Here is the full exchange:

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...

Guns Manufactured by 3D Printers - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Guns Manufactured by 3D Printers' on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

Earlier today my question in the House of Lords on 3D printed guns - widespread concern about the implications but no easy answers:

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...

Asking in House of Lords about the recent severing of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and the protection of those cables serving the UK

pempclip.blob.core.windows.net/clip/ukparli...

Resilient PNT - Royal Institute of Navigation

The Royal Institute for Navigation has developed some resources: rin.org.uk/page/Resilie...

Drones: RAF Bases - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Drones: RAF Bases' on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats.

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...

Drones: RAF Bases - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Drones: RAF Bases' on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats.

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...

Spoke at RIN seminar last week: PNT signals are vital for finance, transportation & other services. Even a short disruption of a few days would cost £billions.
Can be caused by extreme solar weather, but risk of hostile disruption via cyber or other means is rising with international tensions.

Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

We need to be better prepared for the threats we face: cyber, misinformation, hybrid attacks. BBC R4 World This Weekend spells it out. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Emergency Alert Service - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Emergency Alert Service' on Thursday 5 September 2024.

Today in the House of Lords I asked a question about the operation of the UK’s emergency alerts system - an important potential life-saver in local incidents as well as national emergencies.

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-0...

Covid-19 Inquiry - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Covid-19 Inquiry' on Tuesday 3 September 2024.

House of Lords debated the Covid Inquiry report today. My contribution is here:

hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2024-0...