TRIPS Agreement: Coronavirus

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 19 July 2021.

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Photo of Chris Law Chris Law Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has with (a) relevant stakeholders and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the communication by the EU to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council of the World Trade Organization proposing a declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health in the circumstances of a pandemic.

Photo of Nigel Adams Nigel Adams Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government is currently assessing the proposal submitted by the European Union to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Department for International Trade leads on this issue for the UK.

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