Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the National Resilience Framework, published in December 2022, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) recruit and (b) employ Chief Resilience Officers for each Local Resilience Forum for the next five years.

The UK Government Resilience Framework (UKGRF) commits the government to piloting proposals to strengthen Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) by 2025, with full implementation of the proposed changes to follow, by 2030. We are working closely with LRFs to take these pilots forward and the outcome of these pilots, which will inform our approach to any national roll out, including the cost of any proposed changes. This is reflected in the commitment in the UKGRF to consider options for funding models for any future expanded responsibilities and expectations of LRFs in England.