Question follow-through · 108863

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve influenza vaccination uptake in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve influenza vaccination uptake in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department works closely with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England to improve vaccination uptake. In Leicester, NHS England has advised that flu vaccination uptake has increased compared with last winter, with notable improvement in school‑ag...

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