Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Randall and Elliot Colburn

Tuesday 13th April 2021 Commons Chamber

[Tom Randall (Gedling) (Con)]

What assessment he has made of the progress of covid-19 vaccine roll-out among the UK adult population.

[Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington) (Con)]

What assessment he has made of the progress of covid-19 vaccine roll-out among the UK adult population.

[The Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment (Nadhim Zahawi)]

First, I would like to pay tribute to our fantastic NHS and all the frontline vaccinators, our volunteers, armed forces and local authorities and all those working on the vaccine deployment programme. I am very grateful for their tireless efforts in vaccinating those most at risk across the country.

I am absolutely delighted, Mr Speaker—no haircut puns at all here—that another significant milestone has been reached, as we have met our target of offering a vaccine to those in cohorts 1 to 9 ahead of schedule. Over 32 million people have had their first dose and more than 7.6 million have had their second dose. We are making phenomenal progress, but we remain focused on ensuring that no one gets left behind.