El Niño

Debate between Lord Stirrup and Lord Katz

Tuesday 8th September 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Stirrup (CB)]

My Lords, given that we will see some effects from these weather patterns and that they will devastate parts of the country, can the Minister assure the House that, in preparing for this, proper consideration is being given to planning and training of Reserve Forces in response to local flooding and other severe weather conditions, given that the military will almost certainly be called on to support the other emergency services?

[Lord Katz (Lab)]

The noble and gallant Lord raises an important point. The use of both normal and Reserve Forces in these situations is important. That is exactly the sort of issue that the Floods Resilience Taskforce will look at in its preparedness.