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Written Question
Travel: Coronavirus
Thursday 18th November 2021

Asked by: James Sunderland (Conservative - Bracknell)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing those under 16 with an NHS Covid Pass to evidence their vaccination status for travel overseas.

Answered by Maggie Throup

A small proportion of children over 12 years old have or will receive full vaccination following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice. International standards for travel require a full course to be recognised as ‘fully vaccinated’. While there are some countries which require full vaccination for under 16 year olds, others treat under 16 year olds as fully vaccinated, accept testing, or in a small number of cases accept recovery as equivalent to full vaccination. We are exploring ways to provide fully vaccinated 12 to 15 year olds with a travel NHS COVID Pass.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Oct 2021
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Baby Loss Awareness Week

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Baby Loss Awareness Week

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Baby Loss Awareness Week

"I thank my good friend from Grimsby. I could not agree more. There is not much I can really add to that; she is absolutely right. From personal experience, seeing the heartbeat on the screen is worth all the effort and I would commend everyone just to keep going because …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Baby Loss Awareness Week

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jun 2021
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jun 2021
Coronavirus

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