Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the cost to a household of maintaining the Be Ready campaign's recommended supply of essential items for three days of disruption.

The UK Government is mindful of cost-of-living pressures, and in the development of this campaign has worked with charities and key partners to ensure recommended actions for the Be Ready campaign are simple, affordable, and can be built up over time.

Food and drink supplies can be built up gradually using low-cost supermarket essentials, such as large bottles of water (around 80p) and tinned food (around 40p).

Many vital preparatory steps are completely free. These include signing up for the Priority Services Register to secure priority support from energy and water suppliers during outages, making use of existing household items, and leveraging local community and charity support networks.