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Disaster Relief and Emergencies: Equality

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 63337

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 54806 on Disaster Relief and Emergencies: Equality, for what reason the Risk Vulnerability Tool uses gender rather than sex.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The Risk Vulnerability Tool will use data that relates to both sex and gender, depending on data availability, alongside other vulnerability indicators.

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