Committees

Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response

Inquiry

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 by military and civilian personnel  
  • explore how the MoD has ensured that potential adversaries have not taken advantage of the need to focus on the pandemic response  

 Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.  

Reports and government responses

No reports or government responses published

Oral evidence transcripts

View all oral evidence transcripts
24 November 2020
Inquiry Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Witnesses Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence at Ministry of Defence), Ministry of Defence, and Anthony McGee (Deputy Director for Operational Policy (including Counter Terrorism, Crisis & UK Operations) at Ministry of Defence)
Committees Defence Committee
Open PDF
311KB
Open HTML
398KB
OralEvidence
14 July 2020
Inquiry Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Witnesses Professor David Alexander (Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London (UCL)), Dr Jennifer Cole (Research Fellow in Antimicrobial Resistance at Royal Holloway University of London), and Bruce Mann CB (Associate at UK Emergency Planning College)
Committees Defence Committee
Open PDF
265KB
Open HTML
164KB
OralEvidence

Written evidence

View all written evidence
Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
Committees Defence Committee
Open PDF
52KB
Open HTML
9KB
WrittenEvidence
Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
Committees Defence Committee
Open PDF
171KB
Open HTML
414KB
WrittenEvidence
Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
Committees Defence Committee
Open PDF
589KB
WrittenEvidence

Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
1 published