Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the predictability of the timetable of deliveries of (a) covid-19 and (b) flu vaccines to local vaccination centres.

Information on COVID-19 vaccine deliveries is available to local vaccination sites through internal systems. Local providers are responsible for purchasing flu vaccines directly from manufacturers or wholesalers. The Department works closely with flu vaccine manufacturers to understand the timetable of deliveries to the system. Deliveries are phased and typically take place from September to November.