Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Global Health Framework Objective 4, what steps he has taken to lead a global campaign promoting open science for global resilience.

The UK Government recognises the importance and benefits of creating a more equitable and transparent global research ecosystem, including for health. This is the drive behind the 'Open Science for Global Resilience' campaign announced in April 2023. Whilst we have world leading open access levels, we are stepping up our efforts. This is reflected in our investments in policies for data infrastructure and sharing, and in partnerships for evidence synthesis and access. We work with delivery partners that share our values; for instance, all clinical trials funded via our partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)/Medical Research Council (MRC) are registered in public clinical trials databases.