AQW 20815/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they will publish a list of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry recommendations that they have (i) accepted in full; and (ii) accepted only in part.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 17 January 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 January 2025
- Answer due by
- 3 February 2025
- Answered
- 28 January 202511 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Covid-19 Inquiry: Resilience and Preparedness (Module 1) Report Executive Response, published on 16 January 2025, outlines the Executive’s position on each recommendation and the steps being taken to implement these. A summary of recommendations is contained within the table below.
| Recommendation | Response |
| A simplified structure for whole-system civil emergency preparedness and resilience | Accepted |
| Cabinet Office leadership for whole-system civil emergencies in the UK | Accepted in principle |
| A better approach to risk assessment | Accepted |
| A UK-Wide whole-system civil emergency strategy | Accepted in principle |
| Data and research for future pandemics | Accepted |
| A regular UK-wide pandemic response exercise | Accepted |
| Publication of findings and lessons from civil emergency exercises | Accepted |
| Published reports on whole-system civil emergency preparedness and resilience | Accepted |
| Regular use of red teams | Accepted in principle |
| A UK-wide independent statutory bode for whole-system civil emergency preparedness and resilience | Partially accepted |