Witnesses
The following witnesses gave evidence. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Theresa Steed, Home Manager, Tunbridge Wells Care Centre; Philip Scott, carer; Helen Spalding, carerQ1–31
Professor David Oliver, Geriatric Consultant, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; Kathy Roberts, Chair, Care Providers Alliance; Jane Townson, Chief Executive Officer, UK Homecare AssociationQ32–56
Professor Jane Cummings, Adult Social Care Testing Director, Department of Health and Social Care; Michelle Dyson, Director General, Adult Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care; David Pearson, Chair, Social Care Support Taskforce, Department of Health and Social Care; Helen Whately MP, Minister of State (Minister for Care), Department of Health and Social CareQ57–109
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Dr Max Roser, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development; Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineQ110–131
Professor Mark Woolhouse OBE, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh; Professor John Edmunds OBE, Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, Office of National StatisticsQ132–181
Professor Axel Gandy, Chair in Statistics, Imperial College London; Dr Clare Gardiner, Director, Joint Biosecurity CentreQ182–222
Wednesday 04 November 2020
Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of OxfordQ223–253
Professor Andrew Pollard, Trial Chief Investigator, University of Oxford; Professor Robin Shattock, Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity, Imperial College LondonQ254–279
Professor Wei Shen Lim, Chair, COVID-19 Panel, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation; Kate Bingham, Chair, UK Vaccine TaskforceQ280–317
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Professor Dame Anne Johnson, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London; Professor Sir Chris Ham, Chair, Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership, former Chief Executive, The King’s Fund; Professor Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health, Darwen Borough CouncilQ318–338
Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor, University of Oxford; Professor Jo Martin, President, Royal College of Pathologists; Professor Gerard Krause, Head of Department for Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Director, Institute for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, TWINCORE, HanoverQ339–367
Baroness Harding, Chair, NHS Test and Trace; Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser, NHS Test and TraceQ368–472
Tuesday 24 November 2020
Professor Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health, University of Edinburgh; Alex Thomas, Programme Director, Institute for GovernmentQ473–500
Rt Hon Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; Dr Jenny Harries, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Department of Health and Social Care; Clara Swinson, Director General for Global and Public Health, Department of Health and Social CareQ501–619
Tuesday 01 December 2020
James O’Rourke, family carer; Steve Scown, Chief Executive, Dimensions UKQ620–643
Iain Bell, Deputy National Statistician and Director of Population and Public Policy, Office for National Statistics; Professor Kevin Fenton, Public Health and Regional Director for London, Public Health EnglandQ644–673
Dr Habib Naqvi, Director, NHS Race and Health Observatory, NHS Confederation; Professor Doctor Ramani Mooneshinghe, National Clinical Director for Critical Care, NHS England and NHS ImprovementQ674–704
Wednesday 02 December 2020
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England (2010–2019); Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (2013–2017)Q705–739
Sir Oliver Letwin, Cabinet Office Minister (2010–2016); Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018–2020)Q740–769
Wednesday 09 December 2020
Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser; Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England; Dr Jenny Harries, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department for Health and Social Care; Dr June Raine, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)Q770–865
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS EnglandQ866–943
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Dominic Cummings, Former Chief Adviser to the Prime MinisterQ944–1240
Thursday 10 June 2021
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social CareQ1241–1508
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