Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108863

Influenza: Vaccination

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve influenza vaccination uptake in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department works closely with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England to improve vaccination uptake. In Leicester, NHS England has advised that flu vaccination uptake has increased compared with last winter, with notable improvement in school‑ag...

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