Oral Answers to Questions

John Lamont Excerpts

Tuesday 12th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)]

What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.

[John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (Con)]

What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.

[Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)]

What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.

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[Matt Hancock]

Everybody will be able to get a jab locally. We are committed to ensuring that across England a local vaccination centre will be available within 10 miles of where everyone lives. For the vast majority of people—over 95%—this will be a fixed, permanent site. For some of the most rural parts—more rural than my hon. Friend’s constituency—there will be mobile units. If people get called to a mass vaccination centre and they feel it is too far for them to travel, they will be able to get a vaccine locally through one of the local GP services. I am delighted that the centre at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield is going to be opening in the next couple of weeks.

[John Lamont]

I very much welcome the great work by my Government colleagues to secure the vaccine supplies for all parts of the United Kingdom and the amazing work of NHS staff to ensure that the vaccines are being delivered into people’s arms as quickly as possible. Will the Secretary of State tell the House how many vaccines have been delivered by the UK Government for use in Scotland?

[Matt Hancock]

We distribute the vaccine supplies that are available according to population, so it is based on the Barnett formula. In Scotland, of course, the Scottish NHS is delivering. A fair population share of vaccine is available to the Scottish NHS—that is available right now, so the stocks are there—and then it is for the NHS in Scotland to do the vital work of making sure that each and every one of those jabs gets into somebody’s arm and helps to protect lives.