Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Matt Hancock and Craig Williams

Tuesday 23rd June 2020 Commons Chamber

[Craig Williams (Montgomeryshire) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to support the development of a vaccine for covid-19.

[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock)]

Vaccine development is progressing well, with human clinical trials underway by both the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. We are also exploring how other vaccines, both from the UK and internationally, can be deployed here should they show promise.

[Craig Williams]

Can my right hon. Friend reassure me, the House and my Welsh constituents in Montgomeryshire that if and when a vaccine for covid-19 is developed, it will be rolled out in a UK-wide partnership? Will he work with the devolved healthcare systems but ensure that the vaccine is UK-accessed?