Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) fund and (b) procure a vaccine to treat gonorrhoea.

Currently there are no vaccines in the United Kingdom licensed for protection against gonorrhoea. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are aware of ongoing studies evaluating the potential protection against gonorrhoea from meningococcal B vaccination and plan to consider evidence on other vaccines which could be used to protect against gonorrhoea. Once the JCVI has concluded its review and provided advice, the Government will consider options for implementing a programme.