Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps a British national who received the covid-19 vaccination overseas must undertake to add their inoculation records to the NHS App.

Since 30 September, a pilot has been in place for overseas vaccinations to be recorded on the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS) and the NHS COVID Pass. The Vaccine Data Resolution Service contacts patients with overseas vaccinations in their health records to attend a regional centre to present evidence of their vaccination and to receive any additional doses required.

The pilot initially involved three vaccination sites in England with more open since 11 October. By the end of October, there will be one site in every region in England offering this service. Currently any Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Janssen or Moderna vaccinations administered by the European Medicines Agency, the Food and Drug Administration or Swissmedic can be recorded on the NHS COVID Pass.