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1351082

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Influenza: 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 his Department has made of the effect of the expansion of eligibility for flu vaccination to the over 50s in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	40611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Last winter, the seasonal flu programme was extended on 1 December 2020 to include those aged 50 to 64 years old who were not in a clinical risk group. Of this group, 35.2% were vaccinated by the end of the season, with an estimated 2,669,568 vaccinations given.</p><p>For the 2021/22 flu season, we will continue to vaccinate all 50 to 64 year olds and will build on record uptake rates from the 20/21 winter. As a result of earlier advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and building on lessons learnt, 50 to 64 year olds will be eligible to book their appointment from the beginning of the season to allow more people to get vaccinated earlier.</p><p>In total, over 35 million people will be eligible for a free seasonal flu vaccine this year. The Department is in regular contact with flu vaccine manufacturers to ensure there is a sufficient amount of flu vaccines available to meet uptake ambitions for eligible cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 40613 40614 question first answered 06/09/2021 11:36:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1351084

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Influenza: 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 his Department plans to take to improve uptake of the flu vaccination among people aged between 50 and 64 in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	40613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Last winter, the seasonal flu programme was extended on 1 December 2020 to include those aged 50 to 64 years old who were not in a clinical risk group. Of this group, 35.2% were vaccinated by the end of the season, with an estimated 2,669,568 vaccinations given.</p><p>For the 2021/22 flu season, we will continue to vaccinate all 50 to 64 year olds and will build on record uptake rates from the 20/21 winter. As a result of earlier advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and building on lessons learnt, 50 to 64 year olds will be eligible to book their appointment from the beginning of the season to allow more people to get vaccinated earlier.</p><p>In total, over 35 million people will be eligible for a free seasonal flu vaccine this year. The Department is in regular contact with flu vaccine manufacturers to ensure there is a sufficient amount of flu vaccines available to meet uptake ambitions for eligible cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 40611 40614 question first answered 06/09/2021 11:36:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1351085

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Influenza: 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 his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to improve the uptake of the flu vaccine among people aged 50 to 64 in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	40614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Last winter, the seasonal flu programme was extended on 1 December 2020 to include those aged 50 to 64 years old who were not in a clinical risk group. Of this group, 35.2% were vaccinated by the end of the season, with an estimated 2,669,568 vaccinations given.</p><p>For the 2021/22 flu season, we will continue to vaccinate all 50 to 64 year olds and will build on record uptake rates from the 20/21 winter. As a result of earlier advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and building on lessons learnt, 50 to 64 year olds will be eligible to book their appointment from the beginning of the season to allow more people to get vaccinated earlier.</p><p>In total, over 35 million people will be eligible for a free seasonal flu vaccine this year. The Department is in regular contact with flu vaccine manufacturers to ensure there is a sufficient amount of flu vaccines available to meet uptake ambitions for eligible cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 40611 40613 question first answered 06/09/2021 11:36:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1349236

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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 potential merits of collecting data on the (a) number of people who have contracted covid-19 after receiving two doses of a vaccine and (b) average length of stay for those double-vaccinated people who have been admitted to hospital.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	37418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England monitors the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and whether they have received one or two doses of the vaccination. This data is used to calculate vaccine effectiveness estimates which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccine-surveillance-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccine-surveillance-report</a></p><p>NHS Digital collects data on the number of people who have contracted COVID-19, patients who have received one or two doses of a vaccine and hospital data that can be used to calculate average length of stay. These three datasets can be linked where possible to track patient outcomes for vaccinated people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:18:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1349243

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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 his Department has made of the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines for recipients of solid organ transplants.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	37534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has been monitoring the effectiveness of vaccinations in clinical risk groups with immunosuppression, which includes recipients of solid organ transplants. From the evaluation of the vaccine programme, the data shows that completion of the two dose schedule correlates well with protection from both disease and severe outcomes, including hospitalisation and death.</p><p> </p><p>Virus Watch, supported by the UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health Research COVID-19 Rapid Response initiative and NHS Test and Trace, provided information regarding patients’ antibodies and included immunocompromised patients as part of their cohort. This suggests some protection against COVID-19 but is only one measure of protection and excludes cellular immunity.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:24:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1348701

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus
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 publish a breakdown of the number of people currently in hospital with covid-19 by age group, with each age group in turn broken down by their vaccination status.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	36756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England does not collect data in the format requested.</p><p>Public Health England publishes the age/sex breakdown of hospitalisations for COVID-19 for the most recent four week period on a weekly basis in the slide set and excel sheet which accompany the National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season</a>.</p><p>The analysis is based on data from a sentinel network of acute National Health Service trusts contributing enhanced data.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:32:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1348714

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 support people who have received the Astra-Zeneca vaccine not approved by the European Medicine Agency to travel to Malta.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	36644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Following discussions with officials, the Maltese Government confirmed on 15 July that travellers who have received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency would be permitted to enter the country. All United Kingdom travel advice was updated.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:20:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1348719

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role paediatricians will have in identifying children eligible for the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>On 19 July 2021, the Government accepted the final advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to offer vaccination to children and young people aged 12 years old and over with specific underlying health conditions that put them at risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19.</p><p>The National Health Service are asking local systems to have plans in place to invite eligible children for a first dose as soon as possible, with the second dose offered eight weeks later. Operational guidance will be issued to the service, including paediatricians. We are ensuring a robust process is in place for the identification and invitation of all eligible children and young people. Public Health England are currently updating the Green Book for public health professionals, including paediatricians, to reflect the updated at-risk groups who should receive vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/07/2021 15:41:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1348721

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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 publish information on local infection rates and hospitalisations according to vaccination status.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>While Public Health England (PHE) plans to publish national data on hospitalisation by vaccination status in due course, there are currently no plans to publish local infection rates by vaccination status.</p><p>The technical briefing published by PHE provides the latest data regarding hospitalisations and deaths by variant, including the Delta variant, as well as data concerning those hospitalised with the Delta variant who are vaccinated with one and both doses and those unvaccinated. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-novel-sars-cov-2-variant-variant-of-concern-20201201" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-novel-sars-cov-2-variant-variant-of-concern-20201201</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/07/2021 15:44:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1348830

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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 the proposed autumn Covid-19 booster vaccination programme will include a modified vaccine with improved efficacy against the (a) delta and (b) other covid-19 variants.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	36517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) interim advice on a potential COVID-19 booster vaccination programme states that vaccines designed specifically against variants of concern will not be available in time for booster revaccination this autumn. The use of variant vaccines will be considered by the JCVI in due course.</p><p>Final decisions on the timing, scope and cohort eligibility of any COVID-19 vaccine booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI has provided their final advice. The JCVI’s advice will take into account the latest epidemiological situation, additional scientific data from trials such as COV-Boost, surveillance of the effectiveness of the vaccines over time and emerging variants.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:33:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant