Preparedness for National Emergencies
Debate between Polly Billington and Graeme Downie(1 week, 5 days ago)
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Graeme Downie
I absolutely agree. We need to make sure that we are preparing clear information about the risks that we face, what a climate emergency means in reality, and how communities can help respond to that fully and effectively.
We also need to make sure that we are providing practical guidance for individuals and communities, as well as a shared understanding of what resilience is.
Ms Polly Billington (East Thanet) (Lab)
Often when we are talking about building confidence among the public, we tend to think about it at the moment of crisis, rather than making sure that we explain the causes of the crisis that we need to prepare for. Particularly in the context of the energy crisis that we are living through, it is more important than ever that we emphasise that those global drivers could end up having consequences for our own communities. We need to be working to prevent them collectively, collaboratively and at an international level in order to be part of our national security and resilience.