Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many covid-19 vaccine doses have been donated overseas since 1 November 2021.
COVAX accepted 10 million doses from the UK on the 12 November, in addition to the 10 million doses accepted on 26 October. Of these, 5.2 million have since been delivered to recipients, a further 7.8 million are with COVAX for allocation and distribution, and 7 million will be delivered to COVAX directly from Astra Zeneca in the coming weeks. In addition, 235,000 doses have been delivered to recipients bilaterally since 1 November.