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1131483

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the range of vaccination sources that could be provided in community pharmacies through the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
	uin	HL16277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Vaccination is one of the world’s most clinically effective public health interventions. Community pharmacies already provide National Health Service flu vaccination. During the 2018/19 flu season 1,431,538 vaccinations were provided in community pharmacy.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently undertaking a review of all vaccinations and immunisations and community pharmacy is represented in that review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/06/2019 14:32:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1148946

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a consistent approach to vaccinations, such as introducing call and re-call systems for shingles, as is already common in flu and pneumococcal vaccination programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Immunisations play a critical role in preventative healthcare and in promoting health and well-being across the life course, particularly in older adults when protection against flu, pneumococcal and shingles is so important. NHS England is working closely with the Department and with Public Health England to develop a 10-year vaccination strategy and in leading the review of vaccination and immunisation in general practice with both pieces of work focused on improving immunisation uptake rates across the life course.</p><p>The review of general practitioner (GP) vaccination and immunisation standards, funding and procurement, commenced in April 2019. One of the purposes of the review is to clarify what is expected of call/recall for all section 7A immunisations. Recommendations from the Review will be implemented through the GP contract where appropriate.</p><p>Whilst being assured that providers have ordered sufficient amount of vaccine for their registered populations, work has also been undertaken collaboratively with the Department, Public Health England and flu vaccine manufacturers to ensure equity of supply and distribution of adult flu vaccines to all providers across England. This will ensure that all those eligible, including elderly and housebound patients, are immunised as soon as the vaccine becomes available.</p><p>Those most ‘at risk’ from flu, including people aged 65 and over, pregnant women and those in clinical risk groups, are offered an annual flu vaccination. At-risk patients are targeted by the Public Health England and NHS England marketing campaign, ‘Help Us Help You’, which includes television, radio and social advertising, supported by public relations, digital search and partnership activity.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 242 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:45:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1150386

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) declining rates of childhood vaccination and (b) anti-vaccine misinformation.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	1599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with Public Health England (PHE), NHS England and NHS Improvement and other stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive vaccine and immunisation strategy this autumn. The strategy will set out a clear vision for maintaining and developing England’s world-leading immunisation programme over the next 10 years and beyond.</p><p>Actions planned or underway to increase the uptake of childhood vaccination include:</p><p>- Strengthening the role of local immunisation coordinators – healthcare professionals that promote vaccine uptake, particularly in under-served groups, by supporting areas with low uptake and tailoring specific local interventions to under-vaccinated communities;</p><p>- Updating NHS.uk to ensure availability of National Health Service-approved, evidence-based and trusted advice on vaccines; and</p><p>- A review of general practitioner vaccinations and immunisation standards, funding, and procurement to incentivise improved immunisation coverage.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/10/2019 12:55:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

1150849

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of levels of access to health services on vaccination rates.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>England has high coverage for most vaccines, with uptake levels for many vaccinations above 90%, but there has been a slow but steady decline in uptake over the past si years, which the Department and partners are working to address.</p><p>The factors that affect uptake of vaccinations are complex and vary over time and by locality. Public Health England, public health organisations and researchers have worked to understand the relative impact of factors that are believed to affect uptake rates at a local level. The issue of access to vaccines features in the National Audit Office investigation into pre-school vaccines report, published on 25 October 2019, and in the Royal Society for Public Health report “Moving the Needle” published in January 2019. Both reports highlight improving access as a key issue for increasing uptake of vaccinations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:35:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1166651

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of access to health services on trends in the level of vaccination rates in England.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	6297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon MP) on 29 October 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-10-21/2735" target="_blank">2735</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 31/10/2019 17:35:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1168759

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with the devolved Administrations to help ensure a consistent approach to GP item of service fees for vaccinations and immunisations for influenza and shingles.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Policy officials engage with their counterparts in the devolved administrations in relation to immunisations on a regular basis and have shared updates on the progress with NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Vaccinations and Immunisations Review, committed to in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>Health is a devolved matter and in England, the Statement of Financial Entitlements, which sets out the payment structure for general practitioner-offered immunisations, is agreed between NHS England, NHS Improvement and the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association. As the negotiations to agree the terms of the 2020/21 Statement of Financial Entitlements is an ongoing confidential process, we are unable to share details of this with counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/01/2020 17:42:36 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173873

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the UK's vaccine (a) development and (b) production to respond effectively to emerging diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	9110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) continually reviews the United Kingdom’s current vaccination programmes and carries out horizon-scanning of vaccines in development over the next 3-5 years. This ensures JCVI advice to the Government includes the best available vaccines to deal with current and emerging diseases.</p><p>To deal with rapidly emerging threats, the Department’s Global Health Security Programme also provides core funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). For instance, regarding the current spread of novel coronavirus, CEPI are supporting three programmes developing vaccines against this disease.</p><p>Furthermore, our first dedicated Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre was announced in December 2018 and has been awarded £66 million by the UK Government. It will act as a focal point for the establishment of a modern Vaccines Manufacturing Industry in the UK and is expected to be operational in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/02/2020 17:48:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1176201

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the decline in uptake of vaccinations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>To assess the causes of the decline in uptake of vaccinations, Public Health England (PHE) undertakes annual surveys of parents and adolescents to understand how knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards immunisation, vaccine safety and disease severity influence vaccine uptake decision-making.</p><p>PHE believes that the causes of the decline in vaccine include access to services and inconsistencies in reminder communications from healthcare professionals. More information on the survey can be found in the attached National Audit Office report, <em>Investigation into pre-school vaccinations</em>.</p><p>The Government is committed to improving the uptake of vaccinations which is why we will shortly be publishing a vaccine strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 13/02/2020 15:36:25 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name NAO-vaccinations-report-2019-10-25 (002).pdf title NAO-vaccinations-report-2019
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1183039

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the availability of GP appointments on rates of vaccination in England.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	25681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Access to general practitioner (GP) appointments is key to good vaccination uptake and coverage. The NHS Long Term Plan published in January 2019 committed to improve access to primary care through a range of initiatives including more healthcare staff working in and with GP practices where many patients receive their vaccinations. As part of this work, there has been a national review of access to general practice services that commenced in July 2019 and will complete in 2020, which has already informed contract discussions for 2020/21. The results of these discussions were published in February 2020 as part of the updated GP contract deal for 2020/21 which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/investment/gp-contract/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/investment/gp-contract/</a></p><p>One of these actions relates to developing a nationally consistent extended access offer reflecting what works best in existing local schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2020 16:11:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1183474

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their vaccines strategy; and whether that strategy will include HPV vaccinations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The forthcoming vaccine strategy will consider all vaccination programmes over the life-course and, as such, includes human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. These HPV programmes, introduced for girls in 2008 and extended to boys in 2019, have been highly effective in reducing infections of the HPV types which cause the majority of cervical cancers (HPV16 and 18), and are expected to further reduce other cancers caused by HPV.</p><p>The vaccine strategy will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/03/2020 12:16:41 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge