Covid-19: Vaccines and Further Variants

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon Excerpts

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

I cannot commit to act but we now have that on the record and I will take it back to the department and make that request directly.

[Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Lab)]

My Lords, I understand that due to the lack of sustainability and diversification of supply of the vaccine, still only 10% of people living in lower-income countries are fully vaccinated. What plans do Her Majesty’s Government have to support the TRIPS waiver for lower-income countries to improve the accessibility of vaccines, tests and treatment?

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

I said to the noble Baroness’s noble friend that I would write about we are doing on the TRIPS waiver, with which I am not familiar. I will endeavour to include the answer to the noble Baroness’s question in the letter to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti.