To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many girls aged between 12 and 13 years have been vaccinated against human papilloma virus in (a) the UK and (b) Bolton. (262024)

The Department collects data for England on the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme.

Provisional data at the end of January 2009 for HPV vaccine uptake in England show that:

a total of 256,531 12 to 13-year-old girls have received the first dose; this represents 83.3 per cent. of the total number of girls in this age group; and

a total of 227,156 12 to 13-year-old girls have received the first and second doses; this represents 73.3 per cent. of the total number of girls in this age group.

Provisional data at the end of January 2009 for HPV vaccine uptake in the area covered by Bolton primary care trust (PCT) show that:

a total of 1,627 12 to 13-year-old girls have received the first dose; this represents 90.1 per cent. of the total number of girls in this age group in schools in Bolton PCT; and

a total of 1,445 12 to 13-year-old girls have received the first and second doses; this represents 80.0 per cent. of the total number of girls in this age group in schools in Bolton PCT.

The HPV vaccination is a three-dose schedule and the current cohorts of 12 to 13-year-old girls will be offered their third dose later this year.