Parliamentary Activity

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

Written Question Commons
03 Mar 2025
Covid-19 Inquiry
James McMurdock Reform UK → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the transparency of all spending related to the Government's response to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Government regularly publishes the cost to government in responding to the Inquiry. Most recently, costs for Quarter 3 2024/25 were published on 3 March 2025. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
27 Feb 2025
Climate Change and Disease Control
Jonathan Davies Labour → Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's biosecurity resilience against (a) invasive species, (b) plant diseases, (c) animal diseases and (d) other emerging threats; and

Government answer
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Our biosecurity is paramount – it underpins safe food; protects human, animal and plant health; and supports a prospering economy and trade. We have in place robust measures to maintain and improve our ability to understand, detect, prevent, respond and r... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Lords
27 Feb 2025
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 3 24/25]

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...

Full statement
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... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
27 Feb 2025
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 3 24/25
Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour → 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...

Full statement
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
21 Feb 2025
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid
John McDonnell Independent → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps to strengthen care for (a) ME, (b) Long Covid and (c) other infection-associated chronic conditions will be included in plans to bolster the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care Ensuring that 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 cap... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
05 Feb 2025
School absences

That this House notes with concern the impact of low school attendance on pupils' futures; acknowledges the significant effect of covid-19 on overall absence rates, which have increased by 57% since 2015; further notes with alarm that 26.5% of secondary school pupils in West Berkshire were persistently absent in 2023; recognises the detrimental consequences of high absence rates on children’s educational achievements and future opportunities; calls on the Government to prioritise addressing t...

Written Question Commons
05 Feb 2025
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Sir Christopher Chope Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's Opening Statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, published 15 January 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) de

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The estimated total averted hospitalisations, severe hospitalisations, and deaths for the spring and autumn 2023 boosters were:- 1,654 hospitalisations, 108 severe, and 508 deaths for the spring 2023 booster program in those aged 75 years old and over; an... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
03 Feb 2025
Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs
Lord Spellar Labour → Cabinet Office

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... Read full answer →
Hansard Debate Lords
23 Jan 2025
Covid-19 Inquiry

Lords Chamber

Written Question Commons
23 Jan 2025
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Sir Christopher Chope Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's written opening statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry of 20 December 2024, INQ000474799, on what evidential basis his Department said t

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The evidential basis refers to page four of the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report: Week 38, published by Public Health England on 23 September 2021. The report is available at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c53a28... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
23 Jan 2025
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Sir Christopher Chope Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's written opening statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry of 20 December 2024, INQ000474799, on what evidential basis his Department said t

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The evidential basis refers to page four of the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report: Week 38, published by Public Health England on 23 September 2021. The report is available at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c53a28... Read full answer →
Hansard Debate Commons
16 Jan 2025
Covid-19 Inquiry

Commons Chamber

Written Question Commons
14 Jan 2025
Coronavirus: Disease Control
Chris Coghlan 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 impact of waiting until the publication of the final Module 3 Covid-19 Inquiry report to (a) recognise the role of airborne transmission of SARS-Cov-2 a

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care NHS England maintains efforts to evaluate potential revisions to the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM), which aim to maintain high infection, prevention, and control standards. Any updates will ensure consistent application across h... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
06 Jan 2025
Covid-19 Inquiry: Expert Evidence
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Green Party → Department of Health and Social Care

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... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
19 Dec 2024
Lavender Drive Christmas lights

That this House commends the residents of Lavender Drive in Newton Mearns for their annual Christmas lights display, in memory of much loved, husband dad, and valued community member Fred Banning; recognises the work Fred Banning carried out during the pandemic in campaigning for the Scottish and UK Governments to consider prioritising those receiving palliative care for the Covid-19 vaccine, so that the terminally ill could make the most of their final days months; notes that Fred Banning re...

Written Question Commons
13 Dec 2024
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
Liam Byrne Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837 on Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review, what plans he has to (a) engage and (b) inform Parliament on each review.

Government answer
Cabinet Office In relation to my answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837, decisions about parliamentary engagement are matters for the relevant department owners of each review. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster committed to a review of UK national resilience... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
12 Dec 2024
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
Liam Byrne Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837 on Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review, if he will set out for each review (a) the planned timeline for completion and

Government answer
Cabinet Office In relation to my answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837, the aforementioned reviews are scheduled to conclude in the first half of 2025. Decisions about publication and consultation are matters for the relevant department owners. The Cabinet Office ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
12 Dec 2024
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
Liam Byrne Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837 on Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review, if he will set out for each of those reviews (a) the process for establishing t

Government answer
Cabinet Office In relation to my answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837, the aforementioned reviews are scheduled to conclude in the first half of 2025. Decisions about publication and consultation are matters for the relevant department owners. The Cabinet Office ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
02 Dec 2024
Emergencies: Planning
Paul Davies Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional inequalities in community resilience in the national resilience review.

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster committed to undertaking a review of UK national resilience in his statement to the House of Commons on 19 July, in response to the Covid-19 Inquiry’s Module 1 report. The review is expected to conclude in Spring 2... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
29 Nov 2024
Uphall Golf Club

That this House congratulates Uphall Golf Club for triumphantly reopening its clubhouse after a fire during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 which destroyed the building; commends its response to the challenge by successfully getting the golf club back up and running; applauds its innovation by franchising the restaurant and golf shop to allow for greater focus on the golf course and its members; celebrates the welcoming role which it plays in the local community through its provision of a resta...

Written Ministerial Statement Lords
28 Nov 2024
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 2 24/25
Baroness Twycross Labour → 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...

Full statement
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... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
28 Nov 2024
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 2 24/25
Pat McFadden Labour → 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...

Full statement
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... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
27 Nov 2024
Grangemouth Boys Brigade

That this House commends the Grangemouth Boys Brigade for its remarkable contribution to the community of Grangemouth and beyond, having served as a guiding light for young men since its founding in 1897 and its re-establishment at Kerse Parish Church in 1903; applauds its resilience in continuing operations through both World Wars, the Covid-19 pandemic, and other challenges over its 121-year history; recognises its long-standing tradition of summer camps, including its first in Aberfoyle, P...

Early Day Motion Commons
21 Nov 2024
Carers Rights Day 2024

That this house recognises the importance of carers in the UK, in the light of Carers Rights Day; in addition acknowledges the poor working conditions and low pay that carers struggle with; highlights the value of carers to societies across the UK; notes that while the recent budget has added more support for the care sector more needs to be done following the repercussions of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic; further acknowledges that unpaid carers are now providing care worth £184 billion p...

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 →