Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2026 to question 18796 on Defence and National Security, what progress her Department has made on starting the Prime Minister-led national conversation to increase public awareness of the most serious risks we face.

As set out in the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the national conversation will be a multi-year engagement designed to embed a whole-of-society approach, where Government, businesses, and the public all play a part in strengthening our resilience.

The Cabinet Office is actively leading and coordinating this work through the Home Defence Programme. We all have a part to play in making the UK more resilient. The complex and volatile nature of the threats we face reinforce just how important it is that households across the UK are informed and that we drive forward a public conversation on risks and preparedness.