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 |
Week 2
19 May 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 19 May | Tuesday 20 May | Wednesday 21 May | Thursday 22 May | Friday 23 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Prof. Timothy Spector (Co-founder of the ZOE App, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London) Prof. Christopher Molloy (Chief Executive Officer of Medicines Discovery Catapult) |
Dan York-Smith (on behalf of His Majesty’s Treasury) Jo-Anne Daniels (on behalf of the Welsh Government) |
The Rt Hon. Baroness Arlene Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE (former First Minister of Northern Ireland) Michelle O’Neill MLA (former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland) Prof. Sir Michael McBride (on behalf of Department of Health NI) |
The Rt Hon. Matt Hancock (former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) Lord James Bethell of Romford (Former Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Science) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Dominic Cook (on behalf of Deloitte LLP) | The Rt Hon. Vaughan Gething MS attending remotely (former Minister for Health and Social Services Wales) The Rt Hon. Mark Drakeford MS (former First Minister for Wales) |
Prof. Sir Michael McBride (on behalf of Department of Health NI) (continued) Robin Swann (former Minister of Health for Northern Ireland) |
Lord James Bethell of Romford (Former Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Science) (continued) The Rt Hon. Lord Patrick Vallance of Balham (former Government Chief Scientific Adviser) |
Non-sitting day |