Emergencies: Public Sector
Commons · Question 13802 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what lessons have been learned from recent public sector responses to health and natural emergencies.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 7 Jul 2026
Recent responses to outbreaks of meningitis B and hantavirus have shown the importance of rapid convening of departments and Devolved Governments to offer government support, and provide coordination to the response. Bringing together the right individual...