Submitted on Sunday 29th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 15th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Investigate why HM Government failed to sign up to the EU ventilator program.
Conduct an independent investigation to ascertain the reasons why this government failed to take advantage of the EU ventilator ( and other safety equipment) procurement program.
this month, HM Government had the opportunity to sign up to the EU procurement program for ventilators (and other equipment). They failed to do so potentially putting lives at risk and also failing to take advantage of economies of scale. No clear explanation has so far been given.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Foreign Affairs Committee is holding an inquiry into the FCO's response to coronavirus, which has included looking specifically at why the Government did not sign up to the EU ventilator Procurement Scheme. You can view all of the Committee's publications for this inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/189/coronavirus-fco-response/publications/
We have also published a petition calling for a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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