Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Development Assistance Committee chair of the OECD's statement of 15 February 2022, what value will be attributed to one syringe for the administering of a covid-19 vaccine when reporting Overseas Development Aid.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee has clarified that costs related to the donation of COVID vaccine doses, such as syringes, are eligible for ODA reporting. This will be in line with the Development Assistance Committee Reporting Directives for donations in-kind. These state that, where possible, donations should be reported at the international or national market price. Where this is not possible, they should be reported at the price paid by the donor when acquiring the goods.