Question follow-through · 97697

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the findings and recommendations of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry are incorporated into future pandemic planning and preparedness exercises.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the findings and recommendations of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry are incorporated into future pandemic planning and preparedness exercises.

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    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 within our pandemic preparedness. We aim to have flexible, adaptable, and scalable capabilities tha...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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