Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues to improve cross-Government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic.”
Tabled: 16 October 2025Answered: 23 October 2025
Asked by
Sadik Al-Hassan
Labour — North Somerset
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Dan Jarvis)
As the response to module 1 of the covid-19 inquiry made clear, the Cabinet Office is playing a greater role in preparedness for cross-cutting catastrophic risks. Our preparedness for future pandemics has been stepped up through Exercise Pegasus, the largest ever national pandemic response exercise.