Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to develop joint mechanisms to guide co-ordinated global efforts on the (a) development, testing and roll-out of potential cures and vaccines for viruses and the (b) establishment of a dedicated body responsible for that work.

We are in discussions with a number of our international counterparts on how we can best coordinate our Covid-19 response, including research into vaccine development. The British Government will continue to work closely with like-minded partners to ensure an effective, science-led response.