Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on vaccine pricing in India in response to the covid-19 outbreak in that country.

The Foreign Secretary spoke to his counterpart, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar, on Thursday 6 May, where they agreed on the need for swift and equitable access to vaccines around the world.

The Government of India continues to provide free of cost vaccinations to defined vulnerable categories of the population, including health and frontline workers, and all those above 45 years of age.