Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121847
Meningitis: Disease Control
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has previously undertaken emergency exercises for an outbreak of a meningococcal-type disease.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Department undertakes a range of emergency preparedness and response exercises that test our capability to manage high‑consequence infectious disease outbreaks. These exercises routinely assess incident response structures, case management, contact tr...
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