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Lord Toby Harris

@lordtoby.bsky.social
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Chair: Labour Lords; National Preparedness Commission; Fundraising Regulator; General Dental Council. Visiting Professor: Imperial College; Cranfield University. Gave up on the other one some time ago, now out of practice at posting.

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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The disruption at Heathrow a week ago raises many urgent issues about preparedness and resilience. www.linkedin.com/posts/tobyha...
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Heathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and Security - Hansard - UK Parliament | Toby Harris | 10 comments
The disruption at Heathrow impacted thousands of people and raises serious issues about preparedness and resilience. On Tuesday in UK House of Lords I had… | 10 comments on LinkedIn
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
An excellent report from the National Preparedness Commission (transparency alert - I’m the chair). Tim highlights what is needed for civil food resilience at a time when the threats to our food security are being challenged in so many ways. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...
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Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap - National Preparedness Commission
About this report Your Content Goes Here Since World War ll, the UK has experienced a revolution in food. Diets, supply and tastes have changed and become more used to more plentiful, diverse and ...
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Yesterday the House of Lords gave a Second Reading to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - otherwise known as Martyn’s Law. This was my contribution to the debate: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...
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Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill' on Tuesday 7 January 2025.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today in the @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social I again asked the Defence Minister about the place of homeland resilience in wider national defence. Here is the full exchange: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
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Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment' on Tuesday 17 December 2024.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Earlier today my question in the House of Lords on 3D printed guns - widespread concern about the implications but no easy answers: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
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Guns Manufactured by 3D Printers - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Guns Manufactured by 3D Printers' on Tuesday 10 December 2024.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Asking in House of Lords about the recent severing of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and the protection of those cables serving the UK pempclip.blob.core.windows.net/clip/ukparli...
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats. hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
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Drones: RAF Bases - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Drones: RAF Bases' on Wednesday 27 November 2024.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Clear statements in the House of Lords from Defence Minister Vernon Coaker in answer to questions from all parties (including one from me) that National Resilience must be part of the National Defence against drone attacks and other hybrid threats. hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
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Drones: RAF Bases - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Drones: RAF Bases' on Wednesday 27 November 2024.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Spoke at RIN seminar last week: PNT signals are vital for finance, transportation & other services. Even a short disruption of a few days would cost £billions. Can be caused by extreme solar weather, but risk of hostile disruption via cyber or other means is rising with international tensions.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
We need to be better prepared for the threats we face: cyber, misinformation, hybrid attacks. BBC R4 World This Weekend spells it out. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
Today in the House of Lords I asked a question about the operation of the UK’s emergency alerts system - an important potential life-saver in local incidents as well as national emergencies. hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-0...
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Emergency Alert Service - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Emergency Alert Service' on Thursday 5 September 2024.
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Lord Toby Harris @lordtoby.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
House of Lords debated the Covid Inquiry report today. My contribution is here: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2024-0...
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Covid-19 Inquiry - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Covid-19 Inquiry' on Tuesday 3 September 2024.
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