Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on stockpiling the adjuvanted zoonotic influenza vaccine (surface antigen, inactivated) since it was authorised by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on 6 October 2023.

The Government has stockpiled over 5,000,000 vaccine doses of the Adjuvanted Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine (Surface Antigen, Inactivated) Seqirus suspension. These are for use in the event of zoonotic infections, and in response to the entry of H5 influenza into the United Kingdom’s population.

The Government entered into contract with Seqirus UK Limited on 26 November 2024 for the supply of these vaccines. Details regarding the cost of this purchase are withheld from publication in accordance with Regulation 50(6)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), due to commercial sensitivity and the need to protect confidential business information.