Biosecurity and national security

Inquiry by the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee), 19 May 2020 to 28 June 2021. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• 1st Report: Biosecurity and national security (18 December 2020)
• 1st Special Report: Biosecurity and national security: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2019–21 (2 March 2021)

Evidence sessions

• 7 September 2020: Dr Jennifer Cole, Royal Holloway University of London; Dr Patricia M. Lewis, Chatham House
• 28 September 2020: Professor Sophie Harman, Queen Mary University of London; Professor Frederic Bouder, University of Stavanger, Norway; Professor Colin McInnes, Aberystwyth University
• 19 October 2020: Public Health England; Government Office for Science; Department for Health and Social Care
• 9 November 2020: Cabinet Office; Cabinet Office