To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers in England and Wales who are at occupational risk have been required to pay for vaccination against chronic hepatitis B since January 2000; and if he will make a statement. (229589)

No prison officers in England and Wales have been required to pay for hepatitis B vaccination since January 2000. Prison Service policy is that all prisons are required to provide vaccinations for staff at risk. Staff are not charged.