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Pandemic Preparedness

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Monday 15th April 2024

(2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Chakrabarti Portrait Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)
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My Lords, why did we block the TRIPS waiver?

Lord True Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) (Con)
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The noble Baroness knows better than to shout at another Member when other Members before her are also trying to get in to ask a question.

Lord Bishop of Leeds Portrait The Lord Bishop of Leeds
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My Lords, do the Government have a preprepared communications plan for the eventuality of another pandemic—which could be next week, next year or whatever—so that it is not made up on the hoof? We remember that, in 2016, there was a big exercise in London which was forgotten about when we got to the actual pandemic. Are those provisions being put in now and preparations being made?

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