Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Wood and Jamie Wallis

Tuesday 23rd February 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)]

What steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of covid-19 vaccines.

[Dr Jamie Wallis (Bridgend) (Con)]

What steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of covid-19 vaccines.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Nadhim Zahawi)]

The Government have secured early access to 457 million vaccine doses through agreements with eight separate vaccine developers. I assure the House that the Government are in constant contact with the vaccine manufacturers, and remain confident that we are on track to offer a vaccine to all priority cohorts by mid-April.