Question follow-through · 129501

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake an (a) equality impact assessment and (b) health inequalities assessment of access to meningococcal group B vaccination.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake an (a) equality impact assessment and (b) health inequalities assessment of access to meningococcal group B vaccination.

  2. 27 Apr 2026

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    In developing vaccination policy, the Department has due regard to its duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty. Consideration of equality and health inequalities impacts are undertaken as part of the development, implementation, and review of vaccina...

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