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1352198

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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 people who normally receive a flu vaccination, including people with asthma and lung conditions, will receive a covid-19 booster vaccination in autumn 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	41664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) interim advice is that COVID-19 booster vaccinations should first be offered to the most vulnerable. The JCVI advises a two stage approach, with individuals in stage one offered a booster vaccine and flu vaccine, as soon as possible from September. Individuals in stage two would be offered a booster vaccine as soon as practicable after stage one, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible. The JCVI suggests those aged 16 to 49 years old who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at risk group, including some patients with chronic respiratory disease and asthma are currently included in stage two.</p><p>Final decisions on the timing and scope and cohort eligibility, booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI has provided their final advice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 42174 question first answered 08/09/2021 15:14:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1352544

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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, with reference to the findings of (a) the ONS that chronic lower respiratory disease is the third most common underlying condition with death as a result of covid-19 in quarter 2 of 2021 and (b) of the British Lung Foundation, in its 2012 survey, that 81 per cent of chronic lower respiratory disease is asthma, if he will make it his policy that people with asthma who receive a free annual flu vaccination will be included in any covid-19 booster vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	42174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) interim advice is that COVID-19 booster vaccinations should first be offered to the most vulnerable. The JCVI advises a two stage approach, with individuals in stage one offered a booster vaccine and flu vaccine, as soon as possible from September. Individuals in stage two would be offered a booster vaccine as soon as practicable after stage one, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible. The JCVI suggests those aged 16 to 49 years old who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at risk group, including some patients with chronic respiratory disease and asthma are currently included in stage two.</p><p>Final decisions on the timing and scope and cohort eligibility, booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI has provided their final advice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 41664 question first answered 08/09/2021 15:14:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1351024

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	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 there is a material difference in terms of (a) medical and (b) public health effect between covid-19 vaccines administered overseas and those administered domestically by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	41241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Comparisons between vaccines administered across the world are complex due to differences in vaccine trials and monitoring. When a vaccine receives a marketing authorisation or conditional marketing authorisation from a medicines regulator, certain factors or conditions are specified by the national regulator in order to ensure the product is of the highest quality, safety and efficacy for authorisation.</p><p>We are currently considering which regulators and associated vaccines we would be confident to recognise in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/09/2021 15:06:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1351056

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated scrapping system for diesel and petrol vehicles ahead of the transition towards zero emission vehicles by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	41316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is investing £2.8 billion to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, including to support the uptake of zero and ultra low emission cars, vans, trucks, motorcycles, taxis and buses, as well funding to support charge point infrastructure at homes, workplaces, on residential streets and across the wider roads network, to make charging as easy as refuelling a petrol or diesel car.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2021 13:11:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1351060

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	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 NHS England plans to use the flu vaccine list to prioritise patients, including those with asthma, for the covid-19 booster vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	40603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published interim advice on a potential Covid-19 booster vaccination programme on 30th June 2021 which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-interim-advice-on-a-potential-coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022/jcvi-interim-advice-potential-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-winter-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-interim-advice-on-a-potential-coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022/jcvi-interim-advice-potential-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-winter-2021-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>The JCVI’s interim advice is that COVID-19 boosters are first offered to the most vulnerable. They advise a two-staged approach, with individuals in Stage 1 offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine as well as a flu vaccine, as soon as possible from September 2021, and individuals in Stage 2 offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine as soon as practicable after Stage 1, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible. Adults aged over 50 years old, and those aged between 16 and 49 who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at-risk group, are included in Stage 2.</p><p>It is important to note that the JCVI’s advice is interim to inform planning, and this may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:45:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

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

1351083

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 criteria his Department will use to determine whether the temporary expansion of eligibility for flu vaccination to people aged over 50 should be made permanent.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	40612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) noted that it was advisable to continue the vaccination of the 50–64-year-old cohort because from the age of 50 years old, individuals are at a greater risk of being hospitalised as a result of COVID-19 and the result of coinfection of COVID-19 and flu is likely to be more severe. However, no decision has been made on whether the eligibility of this cohort will be made permanent.</p><p>The Department will continue to consider the advice of the JCVI in decisions on which flu cohorts are recommended for a flu vaccine in the future. The JCVI use the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s methodology and criteria to assess whether a vaccine programme can be considered cost effective or not.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/09/2021 15:02:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 18931 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi 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

1351210

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	Coronavirus Certificates
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 taking to help ensure that people who are advised not to have the covid-19 vaccination for clinical reasons are not disadvantaged by the Government's proposals for use of covid-19 certificates.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	40730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Any venue that adopts COVID-19 status checks as a condition of entry must comply with the relevant legal obligations such as the Equalities Act 2010 when deciding whether or not to accept medical exemptions.</p><p>Senior clinicians are currently drafting clinical guidance which will include and apply to conditions such as multiple sclerosis and other disabilities.</p><p>We will set out our plans shortly for a clinical review of medical exemptions which will enable individuals to show their COVID-19 status using the NHS COVID Pass.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 41252 question first answered 07/09/2021 15:19:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers