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<p>In addition to the information provided in the response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-15/16063"
target="_blank">PQ 16063</a>, the following cross-government exercises have been conducted
since 2010 in relation to pandemic preparedness and response:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>April
2021: an official-level exercise to test contingency plans for the risk of an emergence
of a significant variant of COVID-19.</p></li><li><p>May 2021: a Ministerial-level
exercise to rehearse the response to the outbreak of a significant variant of COVID-19.</p></li><li><p>August
2021: a series of official-level wargames to test cross-government COVID-19 arrangements
for the Autumn / Winter period.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>As explained in the response
to PQ 16063, the Government does not publicly comment in detail on pandemic preparedness
exercises. This includes exercises that test plans for ongoing emergencies, including
COVID-19. This is to allow Ministers, officials and emergency planners to develop
policies and plans while ensuring that the full, candid and proper deliberation of
lessons learned is not influenced or impacted by the possibility of public exposure.</p><p>
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