Written questions

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Commons · Question 78678 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the public health impact of removing people with Type 1 diabetes from eligibility for the NHS autumn COVID-19 booster vaccination programme; and what clin

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 27 Oct 2025

The Government’s policy on groups eligible for vaccination programmes is based on the advice of the independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Over time, the risk from COVID-19 has reduced across the United Kingdo...