Parliamentary Activity

Manchester Arena Inquiry — 46 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2020

Written Question Commons
13 Mar 2026
Sports: Care Quality Commission
Dame Caroline Dinenage Conservative → Department for Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with sporting (a) bodies, (b) venues and (c) events organisers on proposed changes to the role of the Care Quality Commission.

Government answer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report recommended the government make changes to the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums and under temporary arrangements at sporting and c... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
11 Feb 2026
Security Guards: Licensing
Melanie Onn Labour → Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of training and professional standards required of security personnel who require a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and those working in secur

Government answer
Home Office The private security industry plays a crucial role in keeping the public safe and it is critical that there is a high standard of regulatory oversight of the industry. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) provides such oversight by operating the regulato... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
18 Dec 2025
Consultation on Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations 7 and 8
Dan Jarvis Labour → Home Office

Today the Government is launching a public consultation relating to the private security industry, specifically Manchester Arena Inquiry Monitored Recommendations MR7 (in-house CCTV operatives should be licensed by the Security Industry Authority) and MR8...

Full statement
Home Office Today the Government is launching a public consultation relating to the private security industry, specifically Manchester Arena Inquiry Monitored Recommendations MR7 (in-house CCTV operatives should be licensed by the Security Industry Authority) and MR8... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Lords
18 Dec 2025
Consultation on Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations 7 and 8

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Government is launching a public consultation relating to the private security industry, specifically Manchester Arena Inqui...

Full statement
Home Office My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Government is launching a public consultation relating to the private security industry, specifically Manchester Arena Inqui... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Lords
15 Dec 2025
Consultation on Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations 7 and 8

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Home Office plans to consider options in regards to Manchester Arena Monitored recommendations 7 and 8 in due course.

Full statement
Home Office My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Home Office plans to consider options in regards to Manchester Arena Monitored recommendations 7 and 8 in due course. Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
15 Dec 2025
Consultation on Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations 7 and 8
Dan Jarvis Labour → Home Office

The Home Office plans to consider options in regards to Manchester Arena Monitored recommendations 7 and 8 in due course.

Full statement
Home Office The Home Office plans to consider options in regards to Manchester Arena Monitored recommendations 7 and 8 in due course. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
29 Aug 2025
First Aid: Urban Areas
James McMurdock Independent → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local councils on the effectiveness of bleed control kits in urban centres with elevated rates of violent crime or road traffic collisions.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The Government has engaged with a range of stakeholders on the effectiveness of a number of trauma and bleed kits in regards to serious violence or for use in other settings. In response to the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the Department for Health and Socia... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
25 Apr 2025
Events Industry: First Aid
Anna Dixon Labour → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 3rd April 2025 on Question 44192 on Events Industry: First Aid, when his Department plans to publish the updated Event Healthcare Standard; and whether he is taking steps to c

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care Following the Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report recommendations the government committed to develop an Event Healthcare Standard. This guidance will support the Care Quality Commission’s regulation of the provision of treatment of disease, disord... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
04 Apr 2025
Security: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory business licensing for the private security sector.

Government answer
Home Office The Government is committed to reviewing the recommendations of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, including Monitored Recommendation 8, with a view to delivering better uniformity of standards in the private security industry, enhanced provision of security s... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
31 Mar 2025
Health Services: Sportsgrounds
Helen Maguire Liberal Democrat → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes his Department undertook in its impact assessment into proposals for the Care Quality Commission to regulate sporting and cultural events; and if he will publish that work.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report recommended that the Government make changes to the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums and at temporary sporting and cultural events... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
31 Mar 2025
Security Guards: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken in response to Recommendation MR8 of the Manchester Arena Inquiry on business licensing in the private security sector.

Government answer
Home Office The Government is committed to reviewing the recommendations of the Manchester Arena Inquiry with a view to delivering better uniformity of standards in the private security industry, enhanced provision of security services, and effective counter-terroris... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
27 Mar 2025
Health Services: Sportsgrounds
Nick Timothy Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) Officials in his Department have undertaken with the sporting and cultural events sector to discuss proposals for the Care Quality Commission to increase its reg

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care Following the Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report, the Government sought to make the necessary changes in the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums, and at temporary sporting ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
27 Mar 2025
Health Services: Sportsgrounds
Nick Timothy Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Care Quality Commission to regulate sporting and cultural events.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care Following the Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report, the Government sought to make the necessary changes in the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums, and at temporary sporting ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
26 Nov 2024
Tranexamic Acid
Mr Paul Kohler Liberal Democrat → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Tranexamic Acid (TXA) a Schedule 19 Drug.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care Discussions on the administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) formed part of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, established in 2019, to investigate the deaths of the victims of the attack on the Arena on 22 May 2017. One of the inquiry’s recommendations tasked th... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
21 May 2024
Manchester Arena terror attacks

That this House notes the melancholy anniversary of the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena during the Ariana Grande concert which killed twenty-two and injured many others on this day seven years ago; whilst noting the long public inquiry and its many conclusions, believes that there are many questions still unanswered, foremost amongst which are the reasons why the adherents of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group were allowed, indeed encouraged, to coalesce in the City of Manchester and kept...

Written Question Commons
28 Nov 2023
First Aid
Navendu Mishra Labour → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Home Office's publication entitled Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume 2: Emergency Response, published in November 2022, what steps she is taking to ensure Public Access Trauma k

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The Department has accepted this recommendation and is working with a broad range of stakeholders, including NHS England and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, to finalise and implement an appropriate strategy to promote the use of Publicly A... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
18 Jul 2023
CONTEST, the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism, 2023

The first duty of this government is to keep the United Kingdom and its people safe. I am therefore pleased to today publish an updated version of CONTEST, the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism. The strategy has been laid before Parliamen...

Full statement
Home Office The first duty of this government is to keep the United Kingdom and its people safe. I am therefore pleased to today publish an updated version of CONTEST, the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism. The strategy has been laid before Parliamen... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Lords
18 Jul 2023
CONTEST, the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism, 2023

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The first duty of this government is to keep the United Kingdom and its people safe. I am therefore pleased to to...

Full statement
Home Office My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The first duty of this government is to keep the United Kingdom and its people safe. I am therefore pleased to to... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
27 Jun 2023
Counter-terrorism

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are implementing to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.

Government answer
Home Office CONTEST is the UK’s comprehensive counter terrorism strategy, and it’s overarching aim is to reduce the risk to the UK and its citizens and interests overseas from terrorism, so that our people can go about their lives freely and with confidence. As annou... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
02 May 2023
Counter-terrorism: Public Places

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a (1) registration, or (2) other oversight, scheme for companies providing security services, in association with the introduction of the Protect Duty.

Government answer
Home Office Volume 1 of the report of the Manchester Arena Inquiry recommended that “consideration should be given to whether contractors who carry out security services should be required to be licensed” (Recommendation 8). The Government has given careful considera... Read full answer →
Hansard Debate Lords
14 Mar 2023
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 Report

Lords Chamber

Hansard Debate Commons
06 Mar 2023
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 Report

Commons Chamber

Written Ministerial Statement Lords
02 Mar 2023
Publication of Volume 3 of the Manchester Arena Inquiry Report

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Manchester Arena Inquiry has published the third and final volume (Volume 3) of its report, which has b...

Full statement
Home Office My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Manchester Arena Inquiry has published the third and final volume (Volume 3) of its report, which has b... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
02 Mar 2023
Publication of Volume 3 of the Manchester Arena Inquiry Report

Today the Manchester Arena Inquiry has published the third and final volume (Volume 3) of its report, which has been laid before the House. The report can be found at www.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk and on GOV.UK. Volume 3 relates to the radicalisation ...

Full statement
Home Office Today the Manchester Arena Inquiry has published the third and final volume (Volume 3) of its report, which has been laid before the House. The report can be found at www.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk and on GOV.UK. Volume 3 relates to the radicalisation ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
28 Feb 2023
First Aid
Peter Aldous Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to support the installation of public access trauma kits alongside automated external defibrillators to enhance community first aid resilience.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The Department will consider the availability and access to Public Access Trauma Kits as on-going work across the health sector on the implementation of the recommendations from the Manchester Arena Inquiry. Read full answer →