PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Services: Power Failures (11 January 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to care providers on possible power outages.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

Answer

The Department regularly meets with regional and local stakeholders to encourage business continuity planning within the health and social care sector. Care providers should engage with their relevant Local Resilience Forums who prepare for and mitigate a range of risks including power outages.


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
18 January 2023

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