Global health security

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 16 Oct 2020 Closed: 16 Dec 2021 Parliament page
This inquiry will scrutinise the FCDO’s role in delivering the Prime Minister’s vision of a “new global approach to health security”. It will build on the Committee’s previous report ‘Viral Immunity—The FCO’s role in building a coalition against COVID-19’ and our work on multilateral organisations including the WHO. Read the … Read more
13 Recommendations
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
4 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
16 Dec
2021
Report published
30 Sep
2021
Report published
22 Sep
2021
Correspondence
13 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
22 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
20 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
9 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
13 Jul 2021
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Darren Welch · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Robert Tinline · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Wendy Morton · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
22 Jun 2021
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Niall Ferguson Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt
20 Apr 2021
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Dr John N. Nkengasong · African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner · Keele University Dr Yanzhong Huang · Council on Foreign Relations Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw · Biocon Limited Mark Galeotti · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
9 Mar 2021
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Dr Clare Wenham · London School of Economics Professor Colin McInnes · Aberystwyth University
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Global Health, Global Britain HC 200 30 Sep 2021 13 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Recommendation Acknowledged
Fifth Report - Global Health, Glob…
Another pandemic could wreak just as much havoc on the global economy and have just...
Another pandemic could wreak just as much havoc on the global economy and have just as devastating an effect on global health outcomes as war, famine or environmental disaster. The temptation for world leaders will be to ignore the risks … Read more
Government Response
The government states that G7 and G20 meeting agendas are at the discretion of the presidency. It highlights past and current efforts under UK and Italian presidencies to keep pandemic preparedness central and commits to continuing to work with presidencies to ensure health threats remain central to discussions, rather than guaranteeing an agenda item at every meeting.
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5 Recommendation Acknowledged
Fifth Report - Global Health, Glob…
Without a full and transparent investigation into the origins of covid-19, we are at greater...
Without a full and transparent investigation into the origins of covid-19, we are at greater risk of a disastrous new outbreak. By impeding efforts to trace the origins of the virus, Beijing is endangering its own population along with the … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the need for a transparent investigation, states it is working with partners to support the next phase, welcomes a new WHO advisory group, and suggests strengthening investigations 'will likely' involve a global framework and IHR amendments, 'may form part of' a new international instrument.
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Government Response AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 2
Total 13 recs
Correspondence 1 letter
22 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Minister Wendy Morton following her appearance before the Committee on 13 July 2021, dated 28/07/2021
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