Question follow-through · 83199

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the roll out of HPV vaccination through community pharmacies for people who missed out at school.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Oct 2025
Target answer date
21 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the roll out of HPV vaccination through community pharmacies for people who missed out at school.

  2. 21 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving vaccine uptake and access across all immunisation programmes by exploring new and innovative delivery models, including expanding routes such as community pharmacies, as set out in the NHS Vaccination Strategy and ...

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