Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many employees in his Department are working on pandemic preparedness as of 14 November 2022.

This information is not held in the format requested. Officials throughout the Department are engaged in preparations to prevent or mitigate a pandemic and strengthen resilience in the health and social care sector.

In addition to Departmental employees, officials within local governments, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England are all routinely involved in preparing and planning for pandemics and other health emergencies.