Question follow-through · 123923
Meningitis: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending MenB vaccinations to all teenagers and university students on public health.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending MenB vaccinations to all teenagers and university students on public health.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee that advises the Government on eligibility for vaccination and immunisation programmes. The JCVI have been consulted on the immediate vaccine response to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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