Week 1
12 May 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 12 May | Tuesday 13 May | Wednesday 14 May | Thursday 15 May | Friday 16 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Impact film Counsel to the Inquiry Opening Submissions Core Participant Opening Submissions |
Hazel Gray (on behalf of Northern Ireland Bereaved Families for Justice) Nicola Boyle (on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved) Prof. Martin McKee (Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) |
Prof. Iain Edward Buchan (Duncan Chair in Public Health Systems and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Liverpool) Will Garton (on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) |
Sir Paul Nurse (on behalf of the Francis Crick Institute) Prof. Alan McNally (former Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at University of Birmingham) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Core Participant Opening Submissions Prof. Naomi Fulop (on behalf of Covid Bereaved Families for Justice UK) Anna Louise Marsh-Rees (on behalf of Covid Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru) |
Prof. Christophe Fraser (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology) | Martin Hewitt (on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council) Dr. Emran Mian (Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for Disproportionately Impacted Groups (DIGs) |
Matthew Gould (former CEO of NHSX) Simon Thompson (former Managing Director of the NHS Covid-19 App, NHS Test and Trace) |
Non-sitting day |