Select Committee · National Resilience Committee
National Resilience
Status: Open
Opened: 27 Jan 2026
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ben Fender CMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Brigadier Ben Halsted MBE · Ministry of Defence, Damian Johnson · Ministry of Defence, Louise Sandher-Jones MP · HM Government, Robbie Bulloch OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | View ↗ |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Dame Angela Eagle · HM Government, Roger Hargreaves · Cabinet Office | View ↗ |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Ed de Minckwitz, Jonathan Martin · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Paddy McGuinness CMG OBE, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG, Zainab Agha · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | View ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Alex Woodman · National Fire Chiefs Council, Andrew New · NHS Supply Chain, Dr Peter Gogalniceanu · Centre for Health Security, Guy's Hospital, Mark Samuels · British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA), Mark Williams · National Police Chiefs Council, Matt Killick · St John Ambulance | View ↗ |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Alex Towers · BT Group, Margaret Read · National Infrastructure Commission, Martin Frobisher · Network Rail, Polly Copeman · OpenHorizon, Rhodri Davies · BBC, Sophie Greaves · techUK | View ↗ |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Jonathan Gray · Pool Re, Professor Nicola Ranger · Royal College of Nursing, Prof Tim Lang · Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London, The Baroness Batters DL | View ↗ |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Alfred Malmros · Early Studies, Nancy Hey · Lloyd's Register Foundation, Nihal Newman · Ofcom, Professor Lee Miles · Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre, Sam Wise · Saatchi and Saatchi | View ↗ |
| 21 May 2026 | Damian Johnson · Ministry of Defence, Lt Gen Paul Griffiths · British Armed Forces, Lt Gen Sir Charles Collins KBE DSO · British Armed Forces | View ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Deborah Haynes · Sky News, Dr Carolyn Otley · VCS Emergencies Partnership, Edward Lucas · The Times, Elisabeth Braw · Atlantic Council, Emily Morrison · The Young Foundation, Lieutenant General Sir Charles Stickland KCB OBE · Re:act | View ↗ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Michael Brunton-Spall · Government Cyber Unit, Oliver Neuberger · Accenture | View ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Dr Fiona Hill · Strategic Defence Review, Fiona Hill CBE · Future Resilience Forum, Stephen Arundell · Emergency Planning Society, The Lord Harris of Haringey · National Preparedness Commission | View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Kristina Beckvard · The Kingdom of Denmark, Stefan Gullgren · The Kingdom of Sweden, Teemu Turunen · The Republic of Finland, Tore Hattrem · The Kingdom of Norway | View ↗ |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Councillor Matt Boughton · Local Government Association, Dr Eleanor Parker · Resilience Academy, Helena Coe · Confederation of British Industry, Mfon Akpan · National Audit Office, Rick Cudworth · Resilience First, Sian Jones · National Audit Office | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Johnson · Director of Homeland Security | Ministry of Defence | 2 |
| Alex Towers · Director of Policy and Public Affairs | BT Group | 1 |
| Alex Woodman · Chief Fire Officer, National Lead for Resilience | National Fire Chiefs Council | 1 |
| Alfred Malmros · Co-Founder | Early Studies | 1 |
| Andrew New · Chief Executive Officer | NHS Supply Chain | 1 |
| Ben Fender CMG OBE · Director, Defence and International Security Directorate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | 1 |
| Brigadier Ben Halsted MBE · Military Strategy Operations Centre | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Councillor Matt Boughton · Chair of the LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Committee | Local Government Association | 1 |
| Dame Angela Eagle · Minister of State for Security | HM Government | 1 |
| Deborah Haynes · Security and Defence Editor | Sky News | 1 |
| Dr Carolyn Otley · Board Member | VCS Emergencies Partnership | 1 |
| Dr Eleanor Parker · Head of Training and Curriculum | Resilience Academy | 1 |
| Dr Fiona Hill · Reviewer | Strategic Defence Review | 1 |
| Dr Peter Gogalniceanu · Director of Health Policy and Security Adviser | Centre for Health Security, Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| Ed de Minckwitz | — | 1 |
| Edward Lucas · Columnist | The Times | 1 |
| Elisabeth Braw · Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Center | Atlantic Council | 1 |
| Emily Morrison · Director of Sustainability | The Young Foundation | 1 |
| Fiona Hill CBE | Future Resilience Forum | 1 |
| Helena Coe · Policy Manager | Confederation of British Industry | 1 |
| Jonathan Gray · Chief Underwriting Officer | Pool Re | 1 |
| Jonathan Martin · Director for Project Delivery and Major Events | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Kristina Beckvard · Ambassador | The Kingdom of Denmark | 1 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Charles Stickland KCB OBE · Chair | Re:act | 1 |
| Louise Sandher-Jones MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | HM Government | 1 |
| Lt Gen Paul Griffiths · Commander, Standing Joint Command | British Armed Forces | 1 |
| Lt Gen Sir Charles Collins KBE DSO · Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff | British Armed Forces | 1 |
| Margaret Read · Director of Policy | National Infrastructure Commission | 1 |
| Mark Samuels · CEO | British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA) | 1 |
| Mark Williams · Chief Officer | National Police Chiefs Council | 1 |
| Martin Frobisher · Group Engineering and Safety Director | Network Rail | 1 |
| Matt Killick · Chief Operating Officer | St John Ambulance | 1 |
| Mfon Akpan · Director of Financial and Risk Management Insights | National Audit Office | 1 |
| Michael Brunton-Spall · Deputy Director of Cyber Services | Government Cyber Unit | 1 |
| Nancy Hey · Director of Evidence & Insight | Lloyd's Register Foundation | 1 |
| Nihal Newman · Director for Resilience and Cyber Security | Ofcom | 1 |
| Oliver Neuberger · Managing Director | Accenture | 1 |
| Paddy McGuinness CMG OBE | — | 1 |
| Polly Copeman · Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Operations | OpenHorizon | 1 |
| Prof Tim Lang · Professor Emeritus of Food Policy | Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London | 1 |
| Professor Lee Miles · Professor of Crisis and Disaster Management | Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre | 1 |
| Professor Nicola Ranger · General Secretary and Chief Executive | Royal College of Nursing | 1 |
| Rhodri Davies · Deputy Director General | BBC | 1 |
| Rick Cudworth · Executive Director | Resilience First | 1 |
| Robbie Bulloch OBE · Director, Overseas Territories and Polar Directorate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | 1 |
| Roger Hargreaves · Director, COBR Unit | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Sam Wise · CSO | Saatchi and Saatchi | 1 |
| Sian Jones · Director, Value for Money | National Audit Office | 1 |
| Sophie Greaves · Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure | techUK | 1 |
| Stefan Gullgren · Ambassador | The Kingdom of Sweden | 1 |
| Stephen Arundell · Vice Chair & Founder | Emergency Planning Society | 1 |
| Teemu Turunen · Ambassador | The Republic of Finland | 1 |
| The Baroness Batters DL | — | 1 |
| The Lord Harris of Haringey · Chair | National Preparedness Commission | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG | — | 1 |
| Tore Hattrem · Ambassador | The Kingdom of Norway | 1 |
| Zainab Agha · Director of Resilience and Recovery | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | To committee | Letter from UK Resilience Academy, Student Engagement Day |
| 8 Sep 2026 | To committee | Letter from Jonathan Martin, DCMS |
| 7 Sep 2026 | To committee | Letter from Rosehanna Chowdhury, UK Resilience Academy |
| 7 Sep 2026 | From committee | Letter to Rosehanna Chowdhury, UK Resilience Academy |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · To be confirmed | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · To be confirmed | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · To be confirmed | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 4, Palace of Westminster | |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Millbank | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Students Roundtable · Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Richmond House | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 4, Palace of Westminster | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 4, Palace of Westminster |