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 27 June 2023 to Question 190694 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the advice on a universal infant RSV immunisation programme from the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation, published on 22 June 2023; and whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the budgetary requirements of such a programme.

Policy options based on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice on a potentially expanded infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccination programme are being developed. This process includes the Department engaging with HM Treasury to seek budgetary support for a potential programme.