Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Professor Sir John Bell (Regius Professor of Medicine at University of Oxford), Dr Dame Jenny Harries OBE (Chief Executive at UK Health and Security Agency), Dr Thomas Waite (Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Department for Health and Social Care), Neil O'Brien (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health at Department for Health and Social Care), Michelle Dyson (Director General, Adult Social Care at Department for Health and Social Care), Clara Swinson (Director General, Global Health at Department for Health and Social Care), and Dame Kate Bingham (Chair (May-December 2020) at UK Vaccine Taskforce)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Dominic Cummings, Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Matt Hancock (Secretary of State at Department for Health and Social Care)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Sir Simon Stevens (Chief Executive at NHS England)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Department for Health and Social Care), and Dr June Raine (Chief Executive at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA))

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses 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), and Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses James O'Rourke, family carer, Steve Scown (Chief Executive at Dimensions UK), Iain Bell (Deputy National Statistician and Director of Population and Public Policy at Office for National Statistics), Professor Kevin Fenton (Public Health and Regional Director for London at Public Health England), Dr Habib Naqvi (Director at NHS Race and Health Observatory, NHS Confederation), and Professor Doctor Ramani Mooneshinghe (National Clinical Director for Critical Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Professor Devi Sridhar (Professor of Global Public Health at University of Edinburgh), Alex Thomas (Programme Director at Institute for Government), Matt Hancock (Secretary of State at Department for Health and Social Care), Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England at Department for Health and Social Care), and Clara Swinson (Director General for Global and Public Health at Department for Health and Social Care)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Professor Dame Anne Johnson (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London), Professor Sir Chris Ham (Chair at Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership, and former Chief Executive at The King's Fund), Professor Dominic Harrison (Director of Public Health at Darwen Borough Council), Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Chair at NHS Test and Trace), Dr Susan Hopkins (Chief Medical Adviser at NHS Test and Trace), Professor Sir John Bell (Regius Professor of Medicine at University of Oxford), Professor Jo Martin (President at Royal College of Pathologists), and Professor Gerard Krause (Head of Department for Epidemiology at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, and Director at Institute for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, TWINCORE, Hanover)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Professor Peter Horby (Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health at University of Oxford), Professor Andrew Pollard (Trial Chief Investigator at University of Oxford), Professor Robin Shattock (Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity at Imperial College London), Professor Wei Shen Lim (Chair, COVID-19 Panel at Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation), and Kate Bingham (Chair at UK Vaccine Taskforce)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Dr Max Roser (Director at Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development), Professor David Heymann (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Professor Mark Woolhouse OBE (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University of Edinburgh), Professor John Edmunds OBE (Professor at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Sir Ian Diamond (National Statistician at Office of National Statistics), Professor Axel Gandy (Chair in Statistics at Imperial College London), and Dr Clare Gardiner (Director at Joint Biosecurity Centre)

Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt

Witnesses Theresa Steed (Home Manager at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre), Philip Scott, carer, Helen Spalding, carer, Professor David Oliver (Geriatric Consultant at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust), Kathy Roberts (Chair at Care Providers Alliance), Jane Townson (Chief Executive Officer at UK Homecare Association), Professor Jane Cummings (Adult Social Care Testing Director at Department for Health and Social Care), Michelle Dyson (Director General, Adult Social Care at Department for Health and Social Care), David Pearson, and Helen Whately (Minister of State (Minister for Care) at Department for Health and Social Care)