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COVID-19 Inquiry — 234 mentions in Parliament since Jul 2020

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Written Question Commons
13 Jan 2026
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Rupert Lowe Independent → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will launch an inquiry into vaccine harms and excess deaths during Covid-19 lockdowns.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Our thoughts are with the families of those who lost loved ones and those who continue to suffer because of the pandemic. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was established in 2022 under the Inquiries Act. The Government is fully committed to supporting the work of ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
01 Nov 2024
Covid-19 Inquiry
Rupert Lowe Reform UK → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the covid-19 inquiry; if he will make an estimate of the anticipated total cost of the inquiry; and whether the inquiry is running to budget.

Government answer
Cabinet Office It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. 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 obligati... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Oct 2024
Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs
Rupert Lowe Reform UK → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the costs associated with the covid-19 inquiry.

Government answer
Cabinet Office It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. 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 obligati... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
06 Sep 2024
Coronavirus: Disease Control
Rupert Lowe Reform UK → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) costs and (b) merits of each of the restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic.

Government answer
Cabinet Office The previous Government spent up to £400 billion on pandemic related interventions and programmes including 11.7 million employees that were furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, at a cost of £70 billion. 2.9m people on the Self-Employm... Read full answer →