Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
World Health Organisation
Closed
Opened 25 Jun 2020
Closed 25 Nov 2020
International Relations and Defence Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee’s short inquiry will consider the role of the World Health Organisation in co-ordinating global health responses, and its funding and governance.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 25 June 2020.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 17 July 2020
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, Department of Health and Social Care, and Wendy Morton MP, Minister for the European Neighbourhood and the Americas, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on the World Health Organisation dated 29 October 202025 November 2020, Correspondence
- Letter from Baroness Anelay of St Johns to Wendy Morton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development and Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care, Department for Health and Social Care, on the World Health Organisation, dated 29 July 202029 July 2020, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session17 July 2020, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2020 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Brian McCloskey CBE · Chatham House,
OB Sisay OBE · Tony Blair Institute for Global Change,
Professor David Heymann · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Professor Devi Sridhar · University of Edinburgh,
Professor Sophie Harman · Queen Mary University of London
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Brian McCloskey CBE · Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| OB Sisay OBE · Senior COVID-19 Adviser | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change | 1 |
| Professor David Heymann · Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | 1 |
| Professor Devi Sridhar · Professor of Global Public Health | University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Professor Sophie Harman · International Politics | Queen Mary University of London | 1 |
Correspondence
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