United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 673
Coronavirus: Vaccination
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12 May 2021
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21 May 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of intellectual property rights on the ability of vaccine manufacturers around the world to increase production of covid-19 vaccines; and
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12 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of intellectual property rights on the ability of vaccine manufacturers around the world to increase production of covid-19 vaccines; and
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21 May 2021
Answer
We have seen little evidence that intellectual property rights are hindering the ability of vaccine manufacturers to increase vaccine production. However, we recognise that vaccine production and distribution need to be scaled up. That is why the UK is pr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-12/673
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1313887
- uk · wq-1313887 · source updated 21 May 2021