Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of the meningitis ACWY vaccine; and if he will make a statement.

Public Health England (PHE) continues to actively promote the MenACWY vaccination programme. Actions being taken to improve the uptake of the vaccine include the following:

- Providing extensive guidance and support to the National Health Service on the implementation of this vaccination programme, and producing leaflets, posters and other online materials publicising this vaccination to both the public and NHS staff;

- Securing extensive media coverage about the launch of the MenACWY vaccination programme in national newspapers, broadcast and online media;

- Arranging interviews with PHE vaccination experts broadcast on all British Broadcasting Corporation television and radio news channels and commercial stations, with subsequent coverage in national and regional newspapers;

- Establishing a targeted Facebook campaign in support of the NHS Choices University Health promotion aimed at freshers, international students and parents of students; and

- Liaising with Meningitis Now and The Meningitis Research Foundation to maximise publicity at universities with Universities UK, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and the National Union of Students.