Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding access to the MenB vaccine to cohorts who missed vaccination following its introduction into the routine schedule.

On 12 June 2026, a one-off vaccination programme was launched to help to protect those at highest immediate risk while the Government monitors and assesses new evidence to determine whether there has been a change in the way MenB affects people and whether any further vaccine rollout response is required. Eligible students are being offered a two-dose vaccination before they start university, where close and prolonged contact in halls and at social events can increase the risk of contracting MenB disease. Two doses of the vaccine are essential for protection.

On the wider question of eligibility for vaccination, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 7283.