Fifth Report - Global Health, Global Britain
Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 200
30 September 2021
Government Response (AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified)
Accepted
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Government response
Sixth Special Report - Global Health, Global Britain: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report · published 16 Dec 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 9
Another pandemic could wreak just as much havoc on the global economy and have just...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 16
Without a full and transparent investigation into the origins of covid-19, we are at greater...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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