Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18324

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding eligibility for the human papillomavirus vaccination to all young adults under the age of 25, irrespective of sex or sex

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is offered routinely to all adolescents in school Year 8, and catch-up vaccination is available up to and including 25 years of age for females and for males born on or after 1 September 2006 who missed vaccination t...

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