Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is the Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

Each risk in the National Risk Register has a designated Risk Owner, working within the lead Government department which is responsible for designated risk areas.

The Department’s roles and accountabilities in relation to overall risk, and responsibility for managing emergencies, are outlined on the GOV.UK website, at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care/about/our-governance