Written questions

Pupils: Vaccination

Commons · Question 108189 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of vaccine uptake in schools.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 4 Feb 2026

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors uptake of childhood and adolescent vaccinations via the school-based programmes and publishes this in annual coverage reports. Uptake across the programmes has shown a decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, wit...