Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2022 to Question 63980 on Monkeypox: Vaccination, whether her Department has put in place contingency measures for an increase in monkeypox cases.

The United Kingdom has purchased more than 150,000 vaccine doses during the monkeypox outbreak. We are prioritising vaccine stock where possible for second doses for those at highest risk to maximise protection and interrupt transmission. Regular surveillance and stakeholder engagement continues to ensure we are prepared in the event of any increase in cases.