Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79018

Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for possible future pandemics.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
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...

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