Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department had made of the recovery of the HPV vaccination programme from the covid-19 outbreak by October 2021.

NHS England and its commissioned school aged providers continue to follow and implement the advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) regarding human papillomavirus vaccinations. The National Health Service (NHS) is prioritising the first dose of the vaccine for all those eligible whilst working to recover those school aged immunisations that have been previously missed. NHS providers are adopting a flexible and transformative delivery model to ensure those eligible receive their vaccine on time. NHS England has been working closely with the Department and the Department of Education to ensure that schools facilitate the continuation of vaccinations where possible. NHS England is accountable for the commissioning and operational delivery of immunisation services in England and commissions primary care and school aged providers to deliver services locally. NHS England nationally and regionally provides oversight to immunisation services, working collaboratively with local NHS systems to deliver services safely and effectively.