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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccination

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when her Department is scheduled to meet the Department of Education and Skills to discuss implementing a school-based human papilloma virus immunisation programme. (121616)

The Department is seeking advice on the new human papilloma virus vaccine from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which is an independent expert advisory committee. Ministers will consider advice from JCVI when it is forthcoming, and will consider issues regarding implementation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations with patient groups have been undertaken to discuss the implementation of a national human papilloma virus immunisation programme. (121617)

Qualitative research has been conducted by the Department and other health behaviour research groups to explore the response of parents to the introduction of human papilloma virus vaccine for young girls and boys and adolescents. This work has been published (Noakes et al, “Human Vaccines” 2006).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the agenda for the JCVI human papilloma virus sub-group meeting on 28 February. (121618)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings have been held with the makers of human papilloma virus vaccines to discuss availability. (121619)