Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 April 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the total public cost to date of the Covid-19 Inquiry.
- Answer
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishes a quarterly financial report of its costs. The latest publication for Q3 2025/26 shows that the total cost from when the Inquiry was established on 28 June 2022 to 31 December 2025 was £204m.
Since the financial year 2023/24, the Government has published data on costs incurred by key government departments in responding to the Inquiry. These costs to 30 September 2025 total £111m and are in addition to the Inquiry’s own costs above. A further update to the data will be published in due course.
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- Session
- 2024-26
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- Costs Covid-19 Inquiry
- Contains statistics
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