Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will take steps to support the realisation of guaranteed access for frontline health workers globally by committing to share a portion of the vaccines they obtain through advanced purchase agreements with the COVAX Advance Market Commitment from the time of the first vaccine shipment.

Ensuring that frontline health workers across the world have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will be a critical part of accelerating an end to the pandemic. The UK has supported this objective through funding of up to £548 million for the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). This funding will contribute to the supply of 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for up to 92 developing countries by the end of 2021, subject to vaccines securing stringent regulatory approval.

The UK supports the role of the World Health Organisation in providing robust technical guidance on specific COVID-19 vaccine use strategies to ensure maximum public health, and wider impact. This includes prioritised access to vaccines for health and social care workers.