Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she holds on the proportion of the population of low-income countries that have received (a) one dose and (b) two doses of a covid-19 vaccine; and if she will make a statement.

According to Our World in Data, 2.8% of people in low-income countries have so far received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. World Health Organization advises that 26 African countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines have administered two doses to 2% of their populations. The UK is committed to equitable, global access and is working with international partners to increase global supply, including to low-income countries. This includes our £548 million support for COVAX's Advance Market Commitment, which will aim to supply up to 1.8 billion doses to up to 92 low and middle income countries by early 2022. The UK has also committed to share 100 million doses by mid-2022. Over 10 million of these doses have been donated so far.