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 adequacy of flu vaccine supplies.

General practitioner (GP) practices and community pharmacies are responsible for ordering flu vaccine directly from suppliers for the adult programme.

This season, to support expansion of the programme, the Department has procured additional flu vaccine supplies that will be available from November. Information has been issued on how GP practices and community pharmacies can access additional central stock.

Discussions have been held with the General Practitioners Committee and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee in relation to GP practice and community pharmacy flu supplies.