Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to roll out the Mpox vaccine; and if his Department will take steps to maintain supplies of that vaccine for higher risk groups in 2023-24.

Over the summer of 2022, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) procured over 150,000 vials of the mpox vaccine and launched an outbreak response strategy to vaccinate those at highest risk of the virus. As of 19 January 2023, our partners in sexual health services have administered 85,113 doses of the mpox vaccine, which is thought to have had an impact on the very encouraging epidemiological picture currently. UKHSA continue to monitor the epidemiological situation closely and are currently reviewing the vaccination approach to ensure a proportionate way forward for the Financial Year 2023-2024.