Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Charlie Maynard

Thursday 4th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis]

The Government remain committed to learning the lessons of the covid inquiry to protect and prepare us for the future. In line with the inquiry’s recommendations on pandemic response exercises, Exercise Pegasus has been the largest simulation of a pandemic in UK history, involving Ministers, the devolved Governments and representation from arm’s length bodies. We will communicate the findings and lessons from this exercise in due course, as recommended by the inquiry.

[Charlie Maynard (Witney) (LD)]

19. What assessment the child poverty unit has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolling eligible children for free school meals.