Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the introduction of NHS vaccine passes in incentivising the take up of the covid-19 vaccine.

No formal assessment has been made on the likely impact of vaccine or test certification on vaccine uptake. The purpose of introducing mandatory certification as a condition of entry to certain settings is to reduce infections and reduce infections that result in serious illness or hospitalisation. Overall, introducing vaccine or test certification will help reduce risks in these settings when compared with no intervention.