Parliamentary Activity
Manchester Arena Inquiry
— 46 mentions in Parliament
since Sep 2020
Written Question
Commons
13 Mar 2026
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...
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Written Question
Commons
11 Feb 2026
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...
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Written Question
Commons
29 Aug 2025
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...
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Written Question
Commons
25 Apr 2025
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...
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Written Question
Commons
04 Apr 2025
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...
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Written Question
Commons
31 Mar 2025
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...
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Written Question
Commons
31 Mar 2025
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...
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Written Question
Commons
27 Mar 2025
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 ...
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Written Question
Commons
27 Mar 2025
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 ...
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Written Question
Commons
26 Nov 2024
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...
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Written Question
Commons
28 Nov 2023
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...
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Written Question
Lords
27 Jun 2023
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...
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Written Question
Lords
02 May 2023
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...
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Written Question
Commons
28 Feb 2023
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.
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Written Question
Commons
28 Feb 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Manchester Arena Inquiry’s Emergency response report, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure Public Access Trauma kits are installed in publicly accessible loca
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.
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Written Question
Commons
28 Feb 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the installation of public access trauma kits in publicly accessible locations across England.
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.
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Written Question
Commons
21 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on whether Salman and Hashem Abedi were debriefed following their evacuation from Libya by the Royal Navy in August 2014.
Government answer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not comment on matters of national security.The first volume of the Chair's findings of the Manchester Arena Inquiry was published in June 2021, with volumes 2 and 3 scheduled for publication later in ...
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Written Question
Commons
16 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions Salman Abedi was present at port stops conducted by police on members of the Abedi family from 2010 to 2017.
Government answer
Home Office
There are a wide range of reasons that police may stop individuals travelling through ports. Under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000, Counter-Terrorism Police officers can stop and examine members of the public travelling through ports to determine the...
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Written Question
Commons
16 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of Ramadan and Salman Abedi's relationship to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
Government answer
Home Office
In line with long-standing Home Office policy, it would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.The first volume of the Chair’s findings of the Manchester Arena Inquiry was published in June 2021, with volumes 2 and 3 scheduled for publication l...
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Written Question
Commons
16 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre's 2010 report into extremism in Manchester.
Government answer
Home Office
A summary of the relevant report was provided to the Manchester Arena Inquiry. This followed a thorough process overseen by the Inquiry Chair and his legal team as to what content could be disclosed without damaging national security.Regrettably disclosin...
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Written Question
Commons
16 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason police allowed Ismail Abedi to leave the country and not give evidence to the Manchester Arena inquiry in October 2021.
Government answer
Home Office
The Manchester Arena Inquiry is a statutory independent Inquiry and decisions as to how to deliver its terms of reference are a matter for the Chair.The Inquiry heard evidence on what steps had been taken to ensure Ismail Abedi appeared at the Inquiry on ...
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Written Question
Commons
14 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 13229 on Emergency Services and First Aid, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of concerns about the safety of people
Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates the independent ambulance sector with exemptions, where some activities fall outside of its scope. This includes transport and treatment services provided solely within the confines of an event site. However, th...
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Written Question
Commons
14 Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including organisations providing event medical services under the remit of the Care Quality Commission.
Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates the independent ambulance sector with exemptions, where some activities fall outside of its scope. This includes transport and treatment services provided solely within the confines of an event site. However, th...
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Written Question
Lords
27 Oct 2021
To ask Her Majesty's Government why Ismail Abedi was not prevented from departing the UK prior to his scheduled appearance at the Manchester Arena Inquiry under a court order.
Government answer
Home Office
The Manchester Arena Inquiry is a statutory independent Inquiry and decisions as to how to deliver its terms of reference are a matter for the Chair.The Inquiry heard evidence on what steps had been taken to ensure Ishmale Abedi appeared at the Inquiry on...
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Written Question
Commons
23 Sep 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what mechanism the findings of the Manchester Arena Inquiry will be analysed in the JESIP Joint Doctrine Review 2021.
Government answer
Home Office
The third edition of the JESIP Joint Doctrine was published on 11 October 2021. The refreshed Doctrine incorporates learning from evidence heard during the Manchester Arena Inquiry. It has also incorporated key learning from the other terrorist attacks, a...
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