Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response

Defence Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 May 2020 Closed: 9 Jul 2021 Parliament page
This inquiry will focus on the Ministry of Defence’s and the Armed Forces’ contribution to the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will: assess the MoD’s planning and preparedness for a pandemic understand how the Armed Forces have supported civilian authorities during the pandemic evaluate the effectiveness of the … Read more
7 Recommendations
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
9 Jul
2021
Report published
25 Mar
2021
Report published
24 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
14 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
12 May
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
24 Nov 2020
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Panel 1
Anthony McGee · Ministry of Defence Major General Charles Stickland CB OBE · Ministry of Defence Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Ministry of Defence
14 Jul 2020
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Bruce Mann CB · UK Emergency Planning College Dr Jennifer Cole · Royal Holloway University of London Professor David Alexander · University College London (UCL)
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the… HC 357 25 Mar 2021 7 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
1 Recommendation Not Addressed
Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset:…
From the evidence it is clear that there was a disconnect between the assessment of...
From the evidence it is clear that there was a disconnect between the assessment of the threat of an infectious disease pandemic (flu or otherwise) and the preparations for such an event occurring. Subsequent government actions (such as the re-drawing … Read more
Government Response
The government merely notes the committee's recommendation that the disconnect between pandemic threat assessment and preparation should be addressed at any future public inquiry.
Ministry of Defence
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Government Response AI assessment · 7 of 7 classified
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 1
Not Addressed 1
Total 7 recs
Correspondence 1 letter
12 May 2020 To committee Letter, dated 12 May 2020, from Secretary of State for Defence in relation to use of Citriodiol by UK Armed Forces, with original letter from the Chair attached
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