Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to provide the covid-19 vaccine to five to 11 year olds (a) in general and (b) who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

No COVID-19 vaccine is currently authorised in the United Kingdom for use in children aged five to 11 years old by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the independent regulator.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will continue to review data on the potential benefits and risks of vaccination of children aged five to 11 years old and will issue separate advice in due course.