My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The gov...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The gov...
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My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 4 report, which examines the development and implementation of vaccines and therapeutics during the pandemic...
Leader of the House of Lords
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 4 report, which examines the development and implementation of vaccines and therapeutics during the pandemic...
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My Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Darren Jones MP, has today made the following statement:On Thursday...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Darren Jones MP, has today made the following statement:On Thursday...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's Module 3 Report, published on 19 March, on the impact of intensive care work on staff wellbeing; and whether they plan to introduce an intensive ca
Department of Health and Social Care
The Government recognises that the pandemic had a profound and lasting impact across society, and its effects were felt particularly acutely within the health and social care system. We are deeply grateful to everyone across health and social care in the ...
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The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 3 report, which examined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK.The Chair emphasises “the unbearable stress and distress to pati...
Leader of the House of Lords
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 3 report, which examined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK.The Chair emphasises “the unbearable stress and distress to pati...
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To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to respond to the recommendations from the second module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, including the recommendation on statutory child rights impact assessments.
Department for Education
The government will consider the report’s findings and recommendations and will provide a full response to the report in due course.
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Department of Health and Social Care
Ensuring the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for the Government, and we are embedding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in our approach to pandemic preparedness. We aim to have flexible, adaptable, and scalable capabili...
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My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The govern...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The govern...
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To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the findings of the report published on 20 November by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C Report: Core decision-making and political governance, what assessment they have made of the advisability
Cabinet Office
The Government remains committed to learning the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and to better prepare the country for future pandemics. The Government will consider the findings and recommendations in the Module 2 report in detail and respond in due c...
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Government has committed to communicating the findings and lessons of the exercise as recommended by the COVID-19 Inquiry, and a post-exercise report will be delivered in due course. The evaluation of Exercise PEGASUS is ongoing and once complete, rec...
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Government has committed to communicating the findings and lessons of the exercise as recommended by the COVID-19 Inquiry, and a post-exercise report will be delivered in due course. The evaluation of Exercise PEGASUS is ongoing and once complete, rec...
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My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C report, which examined core UK decision-making and political governance.The Chair recognises t...
Leader of the House of Lords
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C report, which examined core UK decision-making and political governance.The Chair recognises t...
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My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Ashley Dalton MP) has made the following statement:I am today confirming that, on the 18th of September, Exercise PEGASUS, the National ‘Tier 1’ pandemic pre...
Department of Health and Social Care
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Ashley Dalton MP) has made the following statement:I am today confirming that, on the 18th of September, Exercise PEGASUS, the National ‘Tier 1’ pandemic pre...
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My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 I...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 I...
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My Right Honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon. Pat McFadden MP, has today made the following statement:Today I have updated the House on the publication of the UK Government’s Resilience Action Plan, this government’s str...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon. Pat McFadden MP, has today made the following statement:Today I have updated the House on the publication of the UK Government’s Resilience Action Plan, this government’s str...
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My Right Honourable friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 In...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 In...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what are the process and criteria for triggering an economic impact assessment of a new disease in the Treasury; and whether they are undertaking an assessment of the suitability of that process and criteria against long Co
Treasury
HM Treasury has a comprehensive framework for assessing and managing potential risks to the economic and fiscal outlook, including those posed by new diseases. This framework involves systematic monitoring through internal risk monitors, risk governance f...
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My Right Honourable friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 In...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 In...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the cost to date for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry; and what estimate they have made of the future budget in each of the next two years.
Cabinet Office
It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of government and it is right that we allow the Chair to continue her important work. The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter of 22 October signed by the Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance addressed to the chief nursing officers of the four nations about expert evidence provided to the Covid-19 Inquir
Department of Health and Social Care
The Chief Nursing Officer for England has stated that a range of evidence on the issue of routes of transmission of COVID-19 was presented to the COVID-19 Inquiry during their examination of the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems across the Unit...
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The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is crucial in examining the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. There are evidently lessons to be learnt from the pandemic and the govern...
Cabinet Office
The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is crucial in examining the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. There are evidently lessons to be learnt from the pandemic and the govern...
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To ask His Majesty's Government which inquiries conducted under the Inquiries Act 2005 involved matters which were wholly or partly devolved in Wales when the inquiry started.
Cabinet Office
Since the introduction of the Inquiries Act 2005, there have been three inquiries which include matters which are partly or wholly devolved to Wales: the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Infected Blood Inquiry, and the UK Covid-19 Inquiry....
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My Rt. Hon. Friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Nick Thomas–Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:"The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is cruci...
Cabinet Office
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Nick Thomas–Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:"The Covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is cruci...
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