Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s £800 million budget will be allocated to research into (a) antimicrobial resistance as a whole, (b) rapid diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance, and (c) vaccine technologies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance.
Answered by George Freeman
As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA will have maximum autonomy over its research and project choice; its procedures; and its institutional culture. Decisions on the programme portfolio will be set by ARIA, not ministers, and allocation of funding to research projects will be decided by those with relevant technical expertise.
Over the coming months, ARIA is recruiting its first cohort of Programme Directors, who will help to shape and inform the Agency’s first set of research programmes.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the increase in bacterial vaccine manufacturing capacity in Low to Middle Income Countries.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The UK supports the expansion of vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries and is working with international and regional partners (including Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)), development banks and the private sector to catalyse strategic investments for vaccine manufacturing in these countries. The UK is the second largest funder of Gavi, who are developing a strategy to support regional manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries. The strategy aims to address barriers to investment in regional manufacturing and support efficient market outcomes.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on What next for the National Lottery, HC 154, published on 22 November 2022 .
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
We are grateful to the DCMS Committee for its wide-ranging report on the future of the National Lottery and the lotteries sector. The Department and the Gambling Commission have now submitted responses to the Committee’s recommendations.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, by what date successful Local Authorities should expect to receive their full allocation of UK Shared Prosperity Funding.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The vast majority of local authorities have received their Year 1 UKSPF allocation. DLUHC is working with the remaining local authorities to ensure any validation conditions have been met so that payments can be made as soon as possible. Future payments for local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales will be made near the beginning of the Financial Year on an annual basis.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children aged two and three years on 31 August 2022, (b) primary school-aged children and eligible secondary school-aged children, (c) people aged six months to 50 years in clinical risk groups, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 50 to 64, (f) people aged 65 to 74, (g) people aged 75 and over, (h) people staying in long-stay residential care homes, (i) people who are carers, (j) people in receipt of carer’s allowance, (k) the main carer of an older or disabled person, (m) people who are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals and (n) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up a free seasonal flu vaccination by (i) 30 November 2021 and (ii) 31 December 2021.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We do not have all the information in the format requested.
Please see the attachment for the information provided.
Flu vaccine uptake is published at the following links:
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) people aged 50 to 64, (b) people aged 65 to 74, (c) people aged 75 and over, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged five and over at high risk from covid-19 due to a health condition or weakened immune system, (f) people aged five and over who live with someone who has a weakened immune system, (g) people aged 16 and over who are paid or unpaid carers, (h) people living or working in a care home for older people and (i) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up a free covid-19 booster vaccination by (i) 30 November 2021 and (ii) 31 December 2021.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We do not have all the information in the format requested.
Please see the attachment for the information provided.
This information is published at the following links:
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake of free (a) seasonal flu and (b) COVID-19 booster vaccinations to eligible cohorts in winter 2022/23..
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The Department together with the National Health Service and UK Health Security Agency are providing advice and information to support those getting the COVID-19 and flu vaccines and to anyone who might have questions about the vaccination process.
Our communications include information and advice shared via television, radio and social media. This has been translated into 28 languages including Albanian, Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Tagalog and Urdu. A new country-wide marketing campaign urging millions of eligible people to get their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines to top up their immunity was launched on 24 October 2022. This includes targeted communications for ethnic minority communities, with a particular focus on those with low vaccine confidence.
Multicultural community activity is seeing teams of campaign ambassadors engage with a range of different ethnic groups who tend to be more vaccine hesitant. This is taking place across the country in high footfall places of worship and nearby community settings.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage by cohort of (a) children aged 2 and 3 years on 31 August 2022, (b) school-aged children including all primary school aged children and eligible secondary school aged children, (c) people aged 6 months to under 50 years in clinical risk groups, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 50 to 64, (f) people aged 65 to 74, (g) people aged 75 and over, (h) people staying in long-stay residential care homes, (i) people who are carers, (j) people in receipt of carer’s allowance, (k) the main carer of an older or disabled person, (m) people who are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals and (n) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up the offer of a free seasonal flu vaccination by (A) 30 November 2022 and (B) 31 December 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The information requested is not held centrally. However, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in general practitioner patients. The following table shows the provisional monthly data for 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022 for various cohorts and seasonal influenza vaccine uptake provisional data for all school aged primary school children in England given from the 1 September 2022 to the 30 November 2022.
Cohort | Uptake 30 November 2022 (%) |
65 years old and over | 76.2 |
6 months old to under 65 years old at-risk | 42.7 |
Pregnant women | 30.0 |
50 years old to under 65 years old and not in a clinical risk group | 35.6 |
50 years old to 65 years old and in a clinical risk group | 56.7 |
All 2 year olds (combined) | 34.5 |
All 3 year olds (combined) | 36.7 |
Reception (age 4 years old to 5 years old) | 47.8 |
Year 1 (age 5 years old to 6 years old) | 48.3 |
Year 2 (age 6 years old to 7 years old) | 49.3 |
Year 3 (age 7 years old to 8 years old) | 48.9 |
Year 4 (age 8-9 years old) | 48.2 |
Year 5 (age 9-10 years old) | 47.5 |
Year 6 (age 10-11 years old) | 46.0 |
All primary school age (age 4 years old to 11 years old) | 48.0 |
Source: Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: monthly data, 2022 to 2023 and Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in children of school age: monthly data, 2022 to 2023, UKHSA
Data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023 and data for secondary school aged children will be published on 26 January 2023.
UKHSA has published provisional data for Seasonal influenza uptake amongst frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in England 2022 to 2023 for the period 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022, it is 41.8%. The data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023.
As of the week, ending 18 December 2022, the proportions who had received their flu vaccination for the 2022 to 2023 season were, 70.1% of total residents and 13.8% of total staff of older adult care homes:
Vaccine uptake for carers will be published in the 2022 to 2023 annual report
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department plans to spend on promoting the uptake of free (a) seasonal flu and (b) covid-19 booster vaccinations to eligible cohorts in winter 2022-23; and how much was spent on promoting those vaccinations in winter 2021-22.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The 2022/23 campaign to promote uptake of seasonal flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations had a media spend of £3.02 million. This was an integrated winter vaccinations campaign therefore it is not possible to split out the spend by vaccine. The 2021/22 campaign to promote uptake of seasonal flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations had a media spend of £11.5 million. This was also an integrated winter vaccinations campaign and spend cannot be separated out by vaccine.
Asked by: Maggie Throup (Conservative - Erewash)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage by cohort of (a) people aged 50 to 64, (b) people aged 65 to 74, (c) people aged 75 and over, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 5 and over and at high risk from covid-19 due to a health condition or a weakened immune system, (f) people aged 5 and over who live with someone who has a weakened immune system, (g) people aged 16 and over and who are carers, either paid or unpaid, (h) people living or working in a care home for older people and (i) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up the offer of a free covid-19 booster vaccination by (A) 30 November 2022 and (B) 31 December 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The information requested is not held. However, the following table shows the booster uptake in age group from 50 years old to 90 years old and over by 30 November 2022 and 31 December 2022.
| Age Group | Booster uptake 30 November 2022 (%) | Booster uptake 31 December 2022 (%) |
50-54 years old | 38.3 | 41.8 |
55-59 years old | 48.5 | 51.5 |
60-64 years old | 58.1 | 60.8 |
65-69 years old | 70.1 | 71.6 |
70-74 years old | 77.5 | 78.7 |
75-79 years old | 80.8 | 82.1 |
80-84 years old | 81.2 | 82.5 |
85-89 years old | 80.7 | 82.2 |
90+ years old | 77.9 | 79.9 |
Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=nation&areaName=England
Data on vaccine uptake in pregnant women is published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in the Vaccine Surveillance Report, data is available up to June 2022. Of women who gave birth in June 2022, 67.3%, 24,933 of 37,037, had received 2 doses of the vaccine before they gave birth.
The National Health Service publishes data on the total number of people who have had an Autumn Booster dose to date, 12 January for Health Care Workers, immunosuppressed and those at risk in the age bracket, of five years old to 49 years old. Individuals identified as carers in their general practitioner record were included in this cohort but from 1 December 2022 carers are no longer included.
UKHSA publish monthly reports on seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers. Data published to the end of November 2022 showed that in 165 NHS Trusts providing a return, 338,602 frontline healthcare workers had received a COVID vaccine since 1 September 2022, an uptake of 36.3 %.