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1138237

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
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	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, how much funding his Department has committed to spend on campaigns to promote flu vaccination in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	275777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England is planning to spend £1,300,000 on a flu vaccination campaign to encourage eligible members of the public and health and social care workers to take up the free vaccine ahead of the winter season. The spend includes expenditure for advertising on television, radio, national and regional press, outdoor, digital, and printing, excluding VAT. Figures provided are provisional and need to be reconciled following the campaign’s conclusion in November.</p><p>Flu marketing resources can be viewed at following link:</p><p><a href="https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/34-stay-well-this-winter-/resources" target="_blank">https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/34-stay-well-this-winter-/resources</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 18/07/2019 09:01:30 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1137745

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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	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 assessment he has made of the level of (a) preparedness and (b) stocks of medicine for the administration of the winter flu jab in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	275128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has for the last three years carried out a ‘state of readiness’ assessment for the administration of the winter flu vaccine with the NHS England local public health commissioning teams.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) supplies flu vaccines for the children’s flu programme. Sufficient vaccine has been procured in the last three years to ensure that all eligible children who present for vaccination can be offered the appropriate vaccine.</p><p>General practitioners are responsible for ordering from manufacturers sufficient flu vaccinations for other eligible groups in their population. PHE and NHS England have for the last three years worked closely with the flu vaccine manufacturers on the supply of sufficient vaccines. In particular, in 2018/19, NHS England worked closely with the manufacturer of the vaccines for the over 65s and service providers to manage the phased delivery of supplies to ensure satisfactory uptake rates were achieved.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 15/07/2019 16:33:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1134110

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	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 estimate he has made of the (a) number of doses of flu vaccine required in winter 2019-20 and (b) proportion of those doses which will need to be sourced from outside the UK; and what plans he has in place to ensure the adequate supply of flu vaccine in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	268344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Flu vaccines for people aged 18 years and older are procured directly from manufacturers and suppliers by providers, based on their local assessment of need. The procurement and distribution of flu vaccines for the children’s aspect of the national flu programme is managed by Public Health England (PHE). Doses of flu vaccine for 2019/20 is estimated using end of season for 2018/19 that are published on GOV.UK at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>Seasonal flu vaccines for 2019/20 are currently being manufactured and due for delivery to the market in the autumn. Vaccine production is a complex and multi-stage process, which will involve a touch-point outside of the United Kingdom.</p><p>Officials continuously monitor the flu vaccine supply landscape to enable timely and appropriate action to be taken in the event of supply issues.</p><p>The Department, PHE and NHS England are in regular discussion with the manufacturers to ensure they have appropriate contingency plans in place to prepare for a potential ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 15:20:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1130460

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	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 assessment he has made of the level of uptake of the most recent flu vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	261072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Cumulative influenza vaccine uptake is collected and evaluated by Public Health England (PHE) nationally and locally. The 2018 to 2019 season included the extension of the childhood programme to all those aged nine rising to 10 years old as well as the phased delivery of the newly licensed adjuvanted vaccine for those aged 65 and over.</p><p>The national school-age vaccination programme achieved the highest levels of vaccine uptake since it started (60.8%, 2,461,563/4,051,698 in 2018/19, compared to 59.5% in 2017/18 1,998,538/3,360,997). Vaccine uptake for the pre-school children’s influenza vaccine programme has also increased further compared to previous seasons. The following table shows uptake figures for 2018/19 and 2017/18.</p><p>Uptake in adult target groups was similar or slightly lower compared to recent seasons and further work is needed to identify underpinning reasons so that uptake can be improved.</p><p>Comparison of flu uptake in groups vaccinated in general practice.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 and over</p></td><td><p>72.0% 7,260,596/10,087,873/-</p></td><td><p>72.9% 7,309,125/10,032,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At risk</p></td><td><p>48.0% 3,276,592/6,820,919</p></td><td><p>49.7% 3,353,724/6,742,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pregnant</p></td><td><p>45.2% 293,359/649,233</p></td><td><p>47.0% 318,057/676,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two and three year olds combined</p></td><td><p>44.9% 593706/1,322,663</p></td><td><p>44.0% 585791/1,330,150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804889/Seasonal_influenza_vaccine_uptake_in_GP_patients_1819.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804889/Seasonal_influenza_vaccine_uptake_in_GP_patients_1819.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The frontline health care workers with direct patient care saw the highest uptake since the programme started in 2002/3 (70.3% in 2018/19 738488/1,051,038).</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 12:54:11 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1129160

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	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 is he taking to ensure the adequacy of supplies of flu vaccine for autumn 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	258987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) provides flu vaccines centrally for the children’s flu programme. Sufficient vaccine has been procured to ensure that all eligible children who present for vaccination can be offered the appropriate vaccine.</p><p>General practitioners and other providers are directly responsible for ordering flu vaccine from suppliers which are used to deliver the national flu programme to the other eligible groups. PHE and NHS England maintain oversight at a national level to help facilitate a constant supply of vaccine.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:27:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1128556

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	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, when his Department plans to publish data on the uptake of influenza vaccinations by social care workers in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	257680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>There is no nationally agreed data set or data collection for recording the immunisation of social care workers.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/06/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1081713

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	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, if he will make an assessment of the reasons why uptake rates among groups eligible for the free influenza vaccine are low.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>Provisional data for flu season 2018-19 (autumn to spring) shows that flu vaccine uptake in those aged 65 and over is at similar levels to previous years and close to the World Health Organization target of 75%.</p><p> </p><p>Vaccine uptake in the children’s programme is at the highest level since the introduction of the programme for two and three-year olds vaccinated in general practice and for children offered the vaccine in primary school.</p><p> </p><p>For pregnant women and for those in at risk groups eligible for flu vaccine, the vaccination uptake is slightly lower compared to last year. There are many reasons for this. Many patients do not appreciate how serious flu can be and the importance of protecting themselves.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:22:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081715

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	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 he is taking increase vaccination uptake rates among carers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Unpaid carers who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or who are the main carer of an older or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, are eligible for a free flu vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>They can get their vaccine from their general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy. Every year the Chief Medical Officer writes to third sector organisations representing carers to ask them to encourage their members to get vaccinated.</p><p> </p><p>Flu vaccination is also recommended for frontline social care workers to help protect staff and those that they care for. In addition to occupational health schemes in place locally, frontline social care workers who work directly with vulnerable clients are eligible to receive flu vaccine from their GP or pharmacy in a scheme funded by NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England monitors the vaccine uptake for the flu programme for carers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:21:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1078711

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	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, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the level of up-take of the winter flu jab in 2018 among people in (a) lower and (b) higher income groups.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	226585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England does not hold the requested data in this format.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/03/2019 16:59:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1050378

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	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 assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of availability of the 2018-19 seasonal flu vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	214044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) provides influenza vaccines centrally for the children’s influenza programme. Centrally purchased influenza vaccines are carefully monitored by PHE to ensure there is equitable distribution across England and sufficient in-date vaccine for patients who present throughout the season.</p><p> </p><p>General practitioners and other providers are directly responsible for the influenza vaccine supplies used to deliver the national influenza programme to the other eligible groups. PHE maintains oversight to help facilitate a constant supply of vaccine, liaising with vaccine manufacturers to ascertain whether there are any manufacturing problems which could impact the running of the programme at a national level.</p><p> </p><p>This winter, eligible adults aged 18-64 were offered a quadrivalent influenza vaccine, and those aged 65 and over were offered a newly licensed adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (aTIV). There were a number of short-term localised shortages of both vaccines reported, particularly for aTIV due to staggered deliveries from the manufacturer between September and November. The NHS managed these shortages locally, but some patients had to wait longer than usual to be vaccinated. However, there was no overall shortage of either vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2019 14:59:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire