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Forty-Second Report - COVID-19: Government procurement and supply of Personal Protective Equipment
Public Accounts Committee
HC 928
Published 10 February 2021
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
17
Recommendation
Deferred
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 …
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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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