PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Vaccination (30 December 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of (a) the end of the transition period and (b) covid-19-related border restrictions on the Government's ability to procure covid-19 vaccines.

Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)

The UK has put in place a number of measures to facilitate trade with the European Union to avoid impact to vaccine supply beyond 1 January 2021.

The UK’s Vaccine Taskforce, alongside the Department of Health and Social Care, have worked with COVID-19 vaccine suppliers to support them with robust contingency plans. This includes considering the use of alternative supply routes and Government procured freight capacity, in line with current Government advice.

Answered by:
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
15 January 2021