Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the distribution of the covid-19 vaccine to UK residents with no recourse to public funds.

The COVID-19 vaccine is available free of charge to anyone living in the UK, including those here without permission. If they are registered with a GP practice, they will be invited for the vaccine at the appropriate time based on the prioritisation set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

If they are not registered with a GP, they will still be able to receive the vaccine under the GP COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21 Enhanced Service Specification. More information can be found here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/12/C0917-Covid-19-Enhanced-Service-ES-Specification-1-December-2020.pdf

The Home Office is supporting the Department for Health and Social Care’s approach to ensure we are reaching as many people as possible.

A condition of No Recourse of Public Funds does not have a bearing on a person’s access to healthcare or the COVID-19 vaccine.

In light of the availability of the COVID-19 vaccination for all UK residents, including those who are undocumented, we have no plans to grant immigration leave for this purpose.