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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Caitlin Doherty

Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

Pat McFadden, the former minister for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has been told that “far more work is necessary” to respond to the Covid Inquiry’s recommendations on emergency preparedness.

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett has told Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden that “radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience” as she accused the Government of “too little detail” in their response to some of the inquiry’s recommendations.

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