Select Committee · Defence Committee

Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response

Status: Closed Opened: 12 May 2020 Closed: 9 Jul 2021 7 recommendations 1 report

This inquiry will focus on the Ministry of Defence’s and the Armed Forces’ contribution to the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will: assess the MoD’s planning and preparedness for a pandemic understand how the Armed Forces have supported civilian authorities during the pandemic evaluate the effectiveness of the specific actions and activities undertaken … Show more

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution t…	HC 357	25 Mar 2021	7	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

3 Recommendation Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset: Defe… Accepted in Part

The Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces have made a vital contribution to the...

The Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces have made a vital contribution to the UK’s management of the coronavirus pandemic. This crisis has served to highlight once again the unique flexibility and versatility of our Armed Forces. We express our gratitude to the men and women of the Armed … Read more

Government response AI summary

The government recognizes the vital contribution of Defence personnel; however, it states pay settlement is bound by public sector pay pauses and existing review bodies, while the question of specific medallic recognition for COVID-19 is currently under consideration by the Cabinet Office.

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Ministry of Defence

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

Date	Witnesses
24 Nov 2020	Anthony McGee · Ministry of Defence, Major General Charles Stickland CB OBE · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Ministry of Defence	View ↗
14 Jul 2020	Bruce Mann CB · UK Emergency Planning College, Dr Jennifer Cole · Royal Holloway University of London, Professor David Alexander · University College London (UCL)	View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Anthony McGee · Deputy Director for Operational Policy (including…	Ministry of Defence	1
Bruce Mann CB · Associate	UK Emergency Planning College	1
Dr Jennifer Cole · Research Fellow in Antimicrobial Resistance	Royal Holloway University of London	1
Major General Charles Stickland CB OBE · Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations and …	Ministry of Defence	1
Professor David Alexander · Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction	University College London (UCL)	1
Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Secretary of State	Ministry of Defence	1

Correspondence

1 letter

Date	Direction	Title
12 May 2020	To cttee	Letter, dated 12 May 2020, from Secretary of State for Defence in relation to u…