Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress his Department has made on the roll-out of the vaccine for meningitis B.

We are seeking to reach a positive conclusion to the negotiations with the manufacturer for supply of the meningococcal B vaccine, Bexsero^® at a cost-effective price, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation as soon as possible. The Department has had a number of meetings with the manufacturer and is continuing to meet.