Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 1082, on Disease Control, if he will provide details of the formal public hearings which will be held in the UK.

There are no formal public hearings planned in the United Kingdom. The UK is engaging with a range of stakeholders during the development of the instrument. An effective instrument for pandemic prevention and preparedness will require a whole-of-society approach and non-state actors are vital to ensure countries are protected from health threats. As such, we continue to engage with stakeholders from civil society and others.