Twenty-Fourth Report - Redevelopment of Defra’s animal health infrastructure

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 42 16 November 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 36 items (15 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 35 of 36 classified)
Accepted 24
Acknowledged 5
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 3
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty fourth report from Session 2022-23 · published 24 Feb 2023
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9 Conclusion Not Addressed
The APHA’s Weybridge site is the UK’s primary science capability for managing threats from animal...
Conclusion
The APHA’s Weybridge site is the UK’s primary science capability for managing threats from animal diseases. It houses 98% of the APHA’s high containment laboratories. It is the APHA’s main site for running long-term animal health studies and the only … Read more
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22 Conclusion
The Chief Veterinary Officer and the APHA confirmed that the Weybridge site does not have...
Conclusion
The Chief Veterinary Officer and the APHA confirmed that the Weybridge site does not have ACDP (Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens) level four high containment laboratory facilities. This is the highest containment level relating to diseases where there is a … Read more
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27 Conclusion Not Addressed
The Department explained that in developing the Programme Business Case for the Weybridge redevelopment it...
Conclusion
The Department explained that in developing the Programme Business Case for the Weybridge redevelopment it did significant additional work on its cost estimate. This was based on a more developed design for the Weybridge redevelopment than the Outline Business Case … Read more
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31 Conclusion Not Addressed
The National Audit Office found that the Department has put in place many of the...
Conclusion
The National Audit Office found that the Department has put in place many of the elements for managing the Weybridge redevelopment programme well.57 The National Audit Office also highlighted that the redevelopment programme is high risk due to a range … Read more
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