Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis for UK residents travelling abroad as of 7 June 2023.

The Department has well established processes to manage and mitigate the small number of supply problems that may arise at any one time due to manufacturing or distribution issues.

Rabipur (rabies vaccine) is currently available but due to increased demand, the manufacturer is capping orders to help widen access to supply.