Parliamentary Activity
COVID-19 Inquiry
— 234 mentions in Parliament
since Jul 2020
Written Question
Lords
05 Mar 2026
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.
Written Question
Lords
05 Feb 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prepare for another global pandemic.
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
24 Nov 2025
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
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
24 Nov 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to establish a taskforce to oversee the implementation of Exercise Pegasus findings.
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
24 Nov 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans are in place to monitor progress towards the recommendations arising from Exercise Pegasus.
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
12 Apr 2025
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
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
03 Feb 2025
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.
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
06 Jan 2025
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
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
16 Oct 2024
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.
Government answer
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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Written Question
Lords
24 Jul 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government how the needs of the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable, as distinct from the disabled, will be addressed in the UK COVID-19 Inquiry.
Government answer
Cabinet Office
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is independent of the Government. The process, procedure and timing of the Inquiry are matters for the Chair, Baroness Hallett. On 16th January 2023 the Chair designated the group Clinically Vulnerable Families as a Core Participan...
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Written Question
Lords
06 Jul 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government what legal costs they have incurred to date as a result of their decision to seek a judicial review on the application of the Inquiries Act 2005 to the Covid-19 Inquiry.
Government answer
Cabinet Office
We do not yet have a figure for the costs incurred. We brought this judicial review to seek clarification on a point of law and we are pleased that the Court agreed that there was an important legal question to consider. It acknowledged our concerns over ...
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Written Question
Lords
20 Jun 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government what practical steps they are taking to embed lessons from the pandemic response to ensure future pandemic preparedness.
Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care
The United Kingdom has flexible and well-tested pandemic response capabilities. Learning the lessons from COVID-19, we are working with the Centre for Pandemic Preparedness in the UK Health Security Agency to ensure a flexible and capabilities-based appro...
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Written Question
Lords
14 Jun 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK COVID-19 inquiry will complete; and whether they will put a cap on the (1) time frame, and (2) cost, permitted.
Government answer
Cabinet Office
Under the Inquiries Act 2005, the process, timing and procedure of the Inquiry are decisions for the Inquiry’s independent Chair, Baroness Hallett. The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary costs in the Inquiry’s work and she has been...
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Written Question
Lords
12 Jun 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government departments in Northern Ireland to ensure that all required information is provided to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive.
Government answer
Cabinet Office
Government departments and the devolved administrations, including Northern Ireland, are individual core participants to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, so departments are not able to provide support to them in responding to the Inquiry. Government departments a...
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Written Question
Lords
20 Apr 2023
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost to the economy to date of COVID-19-related lockdowns.
Government answer
Treasury
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the UK economy. Between 2019 Q4 and 2020 Q2, according to the Office for National Statistics the economy contracted by 23% - the steepest recession on record. The success of the UK’s vaccination campaign ...
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Written Question
Lords
30 Jun 2022
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 public inquiry, chaired by Lady Hallett, will be published; and what are the reasons for the delay.
Government answer
Cabinet Office
The final terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 inquiry were published on 28 June 2022. This followed a full and extensive public consultation process led by the inquiry’s independent chair, in addition to engagement with the devolved administrations as ...
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