{"value":{"id":1892483,"askingMemberId":4934,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-03-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-03-23T00:00:00","uin":"121848","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what planning his Department has previously undertaken for a meningitis outbreak.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1521,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department undertakes a range of emergency preparedness and response exercises that test our capability to manage high‑consequence infectious disease outbreaks. These exercises routinely assess incident response structures, case management, contact tracing, vaccination strategies, and multi‑agency coordination. While exercises are not always designed around a specific pathogen, they ensure that systems and capabilities are in place to respond effectively to any severe infectious disease outbreak, including meningococcal‑type conditions.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":"2026-03-24T00:00:00","attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Meningitis: Disease Control","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1892483","method":"GET"}]}