the recommendations in advance of the formal the recommendations in advance of the formal report being made available. there is a considerable interregnum between the exercise and the report interregnum between the exercise and the report becoming available in july. the report becoming available in july. i the report becoming available in jul . ., , ., ., , ., july. i doubt i would have been made aware and l july. i doubt i would have been made aware and i think july. i doubt i would have been made aware and i think it july. i doubt i would have been made aware and i think it would july. i doubt i would have been made aware and i think it would have - july. i doubt i would have been made aware and i think it would have been| aware and i think it would have been produced at arms length from me and then i would have seen it. you attended then i would have seen it. you attended a then i would have seen it. you attended a meeting then i would have seen it. you attended a
co chairing of the pandemic flu readiness board. the pandemic planning late at the heart of your department s work. planning late at the heart of your department s work. correct. iwant to ask you department s work. correct. iwant to ask you in department s work. correct. iwant to ask you in light department s work. correct. iwant to ask you in light of department s work. correct. iwant to ask you in light of that - department s work. correct. iwant to ask you in light of that about. to ask you in light of that about exercise to ask you in light of that about exercise sickness which was in october exercise sickness which was in october 2016 signus. exercise sickness which was in 0ctober2016 signus. it exercise sickness which was in october 2016 signus. it was an exercise october 2016 signus. it was an exercise which was reported upon in july of exercise which was reported upon in july of 2017 exercise which was reported upon in july of 2017 the year after it
management structure for dealing with civil management structure for dealing with civil contingencies and emergencies which again perhaps failed emergencies which again perhaps failed to emergencies which again perhaps failed to focus on preventing sufficiently the devastating consequences as opposed to dealing with them consequences as opposed to dealing with them. but exercise signus wrote was a with them. but exercise signus wrote was a seminal moment because it was designed was a seminal moment because it was designed to was a seminal moment because it was designed to test the uk structures for dealing with a severe pandemic and no for dealing with a severe pandemic and no doubt you and your department and no doubt you and your department and yourself, but you have this postal and yourself, but you have this postal involvement in the exercise, were postal involvement in the exercise, were concerned about the conclusions of the were concerned about the conclusions
well have been the event of a pandemic? that may well have been what the event of a pandemic? that may well have been what happened - the event of a pandemic? that may well have been what happened but| the event of a pandemic? that may| well have been what happened but i was not aware that was the consequence but what i was aware of was the dreadful euphemism that was used to describe that decision. described as population triage which was a way of saying making life and death decisions about large numbers of people in one go. of people in one go. there was no doubt in your of people in one go. there was no doubt in your mind of people in one go. there was no doubt in your mind as of people in one go. there was no doubt in your mind as to - of people in one go. there was no doubt in your mind as to the - doubt in your mind as to the significance of exercise signus which significance of exercise signus which was a cross government exercise which was a cross government exer
were should say, july 2017, whether you were briefed as to the general conclusions of signus? | were briefed as to the general conclusions of signus?- conclusions of signus? i don t recall any conclusions of signus? i don t recall any particular conclusions of signus? i don t recall any particular briefing l conclusions of signus? i don t l recall any particular briefing but conclusions of signus? i don t i recall any particular briefing but i had a very close and productive working relationship with dame sally davies and i m sure she would have talked to me. we davies and i m sure she would have talked to me talked to me. we have heard her evidence- talked to me. we have heard her evidence- in talked to me. we have heard her evidence. in some talked to me. we have heard her evidence. in some ways - talked to me. we have heard her evidence. in some ways i - talked to me. we have heard her| evidence. in some ways i worried about the fact evidence. in some ways i worried a