Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the news story by the Prime Minister's Office, UK to donate 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses, published on 11 June 2021, how many of the 100 million doses have been delivered (a) in total and (b) via Covax; and if he will set out a timetable for the planned delivery of the outstanding doses by June 2022.

As the Prime Minister announced at the G7 Summit in Cornwall, the UK will donate at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccines over the next year. 30 million of those will be donated by the end of 2021, and 80% will go to COVAX, which remains best-placed for allocating vaccines to where they will be most effective.

To date, over 9 million vaccine doses have been sent to developing countries, with more expected in September. Of those, 6.2 million will go through COVAX. This is beyond our commitment to donate 5 million doses by September 2021. Decisions on which vaccines will be shared will be based on the continued reliability of supply chains, regulatory restrictions, and advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.