Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with his Scottish counterpart on ensuring that covid-19 vaccinations from anywhere in the UK can be recognised by both the Scottish and English apps for the purposes of proving covid-19 vaccination status for international travel.

Ministers have regular discussions with the devolved administrations on a range of issues, including COVID Pass interoperability and alignment. Digital and non-digital solutions are now available in every nation of the United Kingdom, depending on where a patient is registered with their general practitioner.

We have now established bi-directional vaccine record data flows between England and Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man, which allows users to demonstrate their vaccination status through both the NHS COVID Pass and the Scottish COVID Pass.