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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, special reports and government responses

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Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
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Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the UK’s pandemic response: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21
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Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the UK’s pandemic response: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21
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Correspondence

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Letter, dated 12 May 2020, from Secretary of State for Defence in relation to use of Citriodiol by UK Armed Forces, with original letter from the Chair attached
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Oral evidence transcripts

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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)
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Oral Evidence
14 July 2020
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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)
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Written evidence

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Ministry of Defence (DPR0008)
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Ministry of Defence (DPR0007)
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Ministry of Defence (DPR0005)
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Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA