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Coronavirus: FCDO response

Status: Closed Opened: 12 Mar 2020 Closed: 23 Oct 2020 8 recommendations 5 conclusions 2 reports
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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: Flying Home: The FCO’s consular response to t… HC 643 28 Jul 2020 13 Responded
First Report: Viral Immunity—The FCO’s role in building a c… HC 239 6 Apr 2020 0 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion Third Report: Flying Home: The FCO’s co… Acknowledged

We recognise the hard work of many FCO staff and diplomats who worked around the...

We recognise the hard work of many FCO staff and diplomats who worked around the clock and did an excellent job helping UK citizens get home. However, some posts performed more effectively than others and there are areas where efforts fell short.

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the report's observations, highlighting the positive feedback on staff efforts and recognising concerns regarding areas where efforts fell short, stating the FCDO has reviewed its performance and established a Repatriation Taskforce.
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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
30 Jun 2020 Jennifer Anderson · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Nigel Adams, Simon Manley · Foreign and Commonwealth Office View ↗
21 Apr 2020 Andrew Sanderson · Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Menna Rawlings · Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon McDonald · Foreign and Commonwealth Office View ↗
17 Mar 2020 Professor David R Harper CBE · Chatham House View ↗

Who gave evidence

7 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Sanderson · Finance Director Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
Jennifer Anderson · Director for Consular Affairs Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 1
Menna Rawlings · Director-General Economic and Global Issues Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
Nigel Adams — 1
Professor David R Harper CBE · Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme Chatham House 1
Simon Manley · Director General, C-19 Directorate Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
Sir Simon McDonald · Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diploma… Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
10 Feb 2021 — Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary on the Committee’s inquiry into "Flyi…
22 Jul 2020 — Correspondence from Nigel Adams, Minister of State, regarding FCO consular resp…
23 Apr 2020 — Correspondence from Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO, on Diplomatic Immu…
21 Apr 2020 — Correspondence from Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO, on the EU Ventilat…
30 Mar 2020 — Correspondence to the Foreign Secretary regarding the repatriation of UK Citize…