Question follow-through · 109685
Shingles: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend NHS eligibility for the Shingrix shingles vaccine to older adults who previously received Zostavax.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend NHS eligibility for the Shingrix shingles vaccine to older adults who previously received Zostavax.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an independent departmental expert committee which advises the Government on matters related to vaccination and immunisation. In November 2024, the JCVI provided advice to the Government on eli...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the use of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy as a first-line treatment
Women's Health Hubs: Kent
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Kent and Medway ICB; and what services they provide.
GP Surgeries: Tunbridge Wells
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the quality of GP premises in the Tunbridge Wells constituency.
General Practitioners: Tunbridge Wells
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the provision of GP services in the Tunbridge Wells constituency over the next five years.
General Practitioners: Tunbridge Wells
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the performance of NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board in improving access to GP services in the Tunbridge Wells constituency.
General Practitioners: Tunbridge Wells
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his department has had with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on the expansion of access to GP services in the Tunbridge Wells constituency.
Neighbourhood Health Centres: Tunbridge Wells
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of establishing a neighbourhood health centre in the Tunbridge Wells constituency to meet demand for GP services.
Woodlands Health Centre
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on commissioning building upgrades at Woodlands Health Centre in Tunbridge Wells constituency.
General Practitioners: Tunbridge Wells
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on plans to upgrade GP provision and access in the Tunbridge Wells constituency, specifically at the (i) Lo
General Practitioners: Tunbridge Wells
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department have had discussions with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on the use of section 106 funding from new housing developments to expand access to GP services and improv