Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 13802

Emergencies: Public Sector

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

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

Dame Angela Eagle

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...

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