Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 144937 on Meningitis: Vaccination and with reference to the MenB vaccination uptake data, what his timetable is for that data to be analysed; and what steps he is taking to encourage increased uptake.

MenB vaccine coverage data is automatically uploaded to the central ImmForm website on a monthly basis. NHS England and NHS Improvement use this data, combined with local intelligence, to maintain oversight of the uptake and coverage of the programme. The data is validated, analysed and published quarterly and annually by the UK Health Security Agency.

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Immunisation Improvement Plan is currently being implemented to increase uptake and ensuring that the lessons of COVID-19 are embedded in routine vaccine delivery, including MenB vaccination.