Vaccination: Research
Commons · Question 8042 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s capacity to develop and manufacture vaccines for emerging diseases.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 15 Jun 2026
Vaccines are an important tool for preventing and mitigating the impacts of disease and an essential component of our preparedness for a pandemic or emerging infectious disease outbreak. Government investment across the vaccine development and manufacturi...