Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics of 8 December 2021, whether the Government supports the conclusion that the price of USD 6.72 per dose sets the right incentives to expand the roll out of vaccines to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries, while also protecting the integrity of ODA and avoiding ODA inflation that might come at the expense of humanitarian and development programmes in developing countries.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) has made a proposal on valuing donations of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. Discussions are ongoing between DAC members, and within government. As yet, there is no consensus amongst DAC members. We are asking for certain clarifications on the proposal before making a final decision on whether or not to support this proposal.