Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
Commons · Question 79018 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for possible future pandemics.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Oct 2025
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 capabilit...