Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to meet 100% uptake for eligible groups of the NHS seasonal flu vaccination programme in England in 2026-27.

Across England, we are taking action to encourage eligible people to come forward for their free flu vaccine. This includes the ‘Stay Strong, Get Vaccinated’ campaign supported by TV, radio and digital advertising. For children, we are also making vaccination easier to access, including through digital consent for school vaccinations, the continued community pharmacy offer for two- and three-year-olds, and catch-up vaccination for children who missed the offer at school. Weekly and monthly data on uptake is published by the UK Health Security Agency and the NHS and is available at the following links:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/flu-vaccinations/

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake