Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee

Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Status: Closed Opened: 6 Oct 2020 Closed: 28 May 2024 95 recommendations 305 conclusions 2 reports

The Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee are holding a joint inquiry into lessons to be learned from the response to the coronavirus pandemic so far. The two Select Committees will jointly conduct evidence sessions examining the impact and effectiveness of action taken by government and the advice it has received. … Show more

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - Coronavirus: lessons learned to date HC 92 12 Oct 2021 200 Responded
Third Report - Coronavirus: lessons learned to date HC 92 12 Oct 2021 200 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
4 Conclusion Sixth Report - Coronavirus: lessons lea… Deferred

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat did not have adequate resources to maintain a substantial standing capability...

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat did not have adequate resources to maintain a substantial standing capability to survey the development of potential threats, and it had a limited reach into the range of Government departments required to respond to a pandemic. The experience has been that this investment in resilience is … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government partially accepted the underlying issue, noting that CCS capabilities are under regular review and a new Resilience Strategy is being developed to consider the resourcing and capabilities of CCS and other relevant bodies.
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Oral evidence sessions

12 sessions
Date Witnesses
4 Mar 2024 Professor Dame Jenny Harries · UK Health Security Agency, Professor Sir John Bell · Oxford University View ↗
30 Nov 2022 Clara Swinson · Department for Health and Social Care, Dame Kate Bingham · UK Vaccine Taskforce, Dr Dame Jenny Harries OBE · UK Health Security Agency, Dr Thomas Waite · Department for Health and Social Care, Michelle Dyson · Department for Education, Neil O'Brien MP · Department for Health and Social Care, Professor Sir John Bell · Oxford University View ↗
10 Jun 2021 Rt Hon Matt Hancock · Department for Health and Social Care View ↗
26 May 2021 Dominic Cummings, Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister View ↗
26 Jan 2021 Sir Simon Stevens · NHS England and NHS Improvement View ↗
2 Dec 2020 Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020), Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England (2010-2019), Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (2013-2017), Sir Oliver Letwin, Cabinet Office Minister (2010-2016) View ↗
1 Dec 2020 Dr Habib Naqvi · NHS Race and Health Observatory, NHS Confederation, Iain Bell · Office for National Statistics, James O'Rourke, family carer, Professor Doctor Ramani Mooneshinghe · NHS England and NHS Improvement, Professor Kevin Fenton · Public Health England, Steve Scown · Dimensions UK View ↗
24 Nov 2020 Alex Thomas · Institute for Government, Clara Swinson · Department for Health and Social Care, Dr Jenny Harries · Department for Health and Social Care, Professor Devi Sridhar · University of Edinburgh, Rt Hon Matt Hancock · Department of Health and Social Care View ↗
10 Nov 2020 Baroness Dido Harding · NHS Test and Trace, Dr Susan Hopkins · UK Health Security Agency, Professor Dame Anne Johnson · University College London, Professor Dominic Harrison · Darwen Borough Council, Professor Gerard Krause · Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Professor Jo Martin · Royal College of Pathologists, Professor Sir Chris Ham · NHS Assembly, Professor Sir John Bell · Oxford University View ↗
4 Nov 2020 Kate Bingham · UK Vaccine Taskforce, Professor Andrew Pollard · University of Oxford, Professor Peter Horby · University of Oxford, Professor Robin Shattock · Imperial College London, Professor Wei Shen Lim · JCVI COVID-19 sub-committee View ↗
21 Oct 2020 Dr Clare Gardiner · Joint Biosecurity Centre, Dr Max Roser · Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, Professor Axel Gandy · Imperial College London, Professor David Heymann · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Professor John Edmunds OBE · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Professor Mark Woolhouse OBE · University of Edinburgh, Sir Ian Diamond · Office of National Statistics View ↗
13 Oct 2020 David Pearson · Department of Health and Social Care, Helen Spalding, carer, Helen Whately MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Jane Townson · UK Homecare Association, Kathy Roberts · Care Providers Alliance, Michelle Dyson · Department for Education, Philip Scott, carer, Professor David Oliver · Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Jane Cummings · Department for Health and Social Care, Theresa Steed · Tunbridge Wells Care Centre View ↗

Who gave evidence

53 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Professor Sir John Bell · Regius Professor of Medicine Oxford University 3
Clara Swinson · Director General Department for Health and Social Care 2
Michelle Dyson · Director for Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra… Department for Education 2
Alex Thomas · Programme Director Institute for Government 1
Baroness Dido Harding · Chair NHS Test and Trace 1
Dame Kate Bingham · Chair (May-December 2020) UK Vaccine Taskforce 1
David Pearson · Chair, Social Care Support Taskforce Department of Health and Social Care 1
Dominic Cummings, Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister 1
Dr Clare Gardiner · Director Joint Biosecurity Centre 1
Dr Dame Jenny Harries OBE · Chief Executive UK Health Security Agency 1
Dr Habib Naqvi · Director NHS Race and Health Observatory, NHS Confederation 1
Dr Jenny Harries · Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Department for Health and Social Care 1
Dr Max Roser · Director Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development 1
Dr Susan Hopkins · Chief Medical Advisor UK Health Security Agency 1
Dr Thomas Waite · Deputy Chief Medical Officer Department for Health and Social Care 1
Helen Spalding, carer 1
Helen Whately MP · Minister of State Department of Health and Social Care 1
Iain Bell · Deputy National Statistician and Director of Popu… Office for National Statistics 1
James O'Rourke, family carer 1
Jane Townson · Chief Executive Officer UK Homecare Association 1
Kate Bingham · Chair UK Vaccine Taskforce 1
Kathy Roberts · Chair Care Providers Alliance 1
Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020) 1
Neil O'Brien MP · Minister for Primary Care and Public Health Department for Health and Social Care 1
Philip Scott, carer 1
Professor Andrew Pollard · Trial Chief Investigator University of Oxford 1
Professor Axel Gandy · Chair in Statistics Imperial College London 1
Professor Dame Anne Johnson · Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology University College London 1
Professor Dame Jenny Harries · Chief Executive UK Health Security Agency 1
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England (2010-2019) 1
Professor David Heymann · Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1
Professor David Oliver · Geriatric Consultant Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust 1
Professor Devi Sridhar · Professor of Global Public Health University of Edinburgh 1
Professor Doctor Ramani Mooneshinghe · National Clinical Director for Critical Care NHS England and NHS Improvement 1
Professor Dominic Harrison · Director of Public Health Darwen Borough Council 1
Professor Gerard Krause · Head of Department for Epidemiology Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research 1
Professor Jane Cummings · Adult Social Care Testing Director Department for Health and Social Care 1
Professor Jo Martin · President Royal College of Pathologists 1
Professor John Edmunds OBE · Professor London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1
Professor Kevin Fenton · Public Health and Regional Director for London Public Health England 1
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Correspondence

15 letters
DateDirectionTitle
22 May 2024 Professor Dame Jennifer Harries (UKHSA) on vaccination data 16.05.24
22 May 2024 Professor Dame Jennifer Harries on the long term health impacts of covid infect…
27 Jan 2023 Correspondence from the Committee to Professor Dame Jenny Harries OBE in relat…
27 Jan 2023 Correspondence from the Committee to Neil O'Brien MP, Minister for Primary Care…
27 Jan 2023 Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for International …
13 Jan 2023 Correspondence from Neil O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for…
13 Jan 2023 Correspondence from Professor Dame Jenny Harries regarding Coronavirus Lessons …
14 Jan 2022 Correspondence from from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care rega…
27 Oct 2021 Correspondence from Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Health and So…
23 Jun 2021 Correspondence from the Chairs of the Science and Technology Committee and the …
9 Jun 2021 Correspondence from Greg Clark MP and Jeremy Hunt MP to Dominic Cummings, Forme…
13 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from the Deputy National Statistician on international comparisons of ma…
12 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from the National Clininical Director for Critical and Perioperative Car…
23 Nov 2020 Correspondence from Baroness Dido Harding regarding oral evidence follow-up
17 Nov 2020 From cttee Joint Chair letter to Baroness Dido Harding following up from evidence session …

Meetings & visits

2 items
DateTypeDetail
7 Sep 2021 Formal meeting (private meeting) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9 Dec 2020 Formal meeting · The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House