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Twelfth Report - COVID 19: Cost Tracker Update
Public Accounts Committee
HC 173
Published 25 July 2021
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twelfth report from Session 2021-22 · published 17 Nov 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
HM Treasury reiterated what the Chief Secretary to the Treasury set out in his letter...
Conclusion
HM Treasury reiterated what the Chief Secretary to the Treasury set out in his letter of 1 April 2021 to the Chair of the Treasury Committee: that the COVID-19 pandemic is a national health emergency that has required a response …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the conclusion, reiterating that the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an unprecedented, flexible spending control framework, with decisions made amidst high uncertainty while still adhering to Managing Public Money standards.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
HM Treasury used the example of vaccines development to explain how government took on necessary...
Conclusion
HM Treasury used the example of vaccines development to explain how government took on necessary risk, in this case to develop vaccines much more quickly than would usually have been the case. The rapid development of a vaccine was central …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the unprecedented nature of the pandemic response and HM Treasury's flexible approach, noting it is considering lessons learned for future crises and awaits conclusions from NAO studies on COVID-19 spending.
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