Forty-Second Report - COVID-19: Government procurement and supply of Personal Protective Equipment

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 928 10 February 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 29 items (11 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 29 of 29 classified)
Accepted 14
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 8
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Forty-second report from Session 2019-21 · published 3 Sep 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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Government had a Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme and a stockpile of PPE for managing an...
Recommendation
Government had a Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme and a stockpile of PPE for managing an influenza pandemic, but not a coronavirus pandemic (such as COVID-19). Public Health England told us this was because the national risk register identified an influenza … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation to improve PPE management and distribution, stating a target implementation date of July 2021. However, it indicates that a future approach for stockpile management will be confirmed in due course, and a review of countermeasures is underway to recommend procurement, storage, and distribution models, deferring specific confirmation of the requested points.
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