Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps he is taking and (b) plans he has to ensure that people not registered with a GP are able to access covid-19 vaccines.

We introduced the Enhanced Service Specification: COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21 which enables general practitioner (GP) practices to vaccinate unregistered patients within their eligible priority cohort.

For individuals not registered with a GP, the National Health Service and local partners will ensure they are offered appropriate support to receive the vaccine and avoid inequalities in access. This includes making the vaccination available from a range of settings. We are also working with community leaders and partners on initiatives to encourage people to register with a GP and with councils to ensure targeted support is included in local area vaccination plans for unregistered patients.