Written questions

Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

Commons · Question 49790 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the planned national pandemic exercise in Autumn 2025.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 May 2025

In Autumn 2025, the Department and the UK Health Security Agency will conduct a national exercise to test our ability to respond to a pandemic, involving all regions and nations of the United Kingdom, and thousands of participants. Planning for the exerci...