Childhood Vaccinations

Childhood Vaccinations Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 27 Jan 2026 Parliament page
The Childhood Vaccinations Committee is holding an inquiry to examine childhood vaccination coverage in England. As part of this, we are holding a call for evidence to seek information and views from you. The Committee wants to understand: what the evidence is on routine childhood vaccination coverage in England; why … Read more
11 Oral sessions
11 Letters
15 Events
Activity timeline 26 events
13 Jul
2026
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 1-15, Milbank House
6 Jul
2026
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 11 sessions
Oral Evidence
Caroline Temmink · NHS England Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Department of Health and Social Care
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Caroline Temmink · NHS England Dr Julie Yates · UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Dr Mary Ramsay · UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Ian Perrin · The NHS Alliance
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Dr Roberta Pastore · World Health Organisation (WHO) Professor Shareen Doak · Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Professor Wei Shen Lim · JCVI COVID-19 sub-committee
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Baroness Clare Gerada · House of Lords Professor Andrew Furber · NHS North West England Professor Sir Andrew Pollard · Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Ruth Tennant · Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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Caroline Smith · Northumbria Healthcare School-Aged Immunisation Service Dr Colin Campbell · UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Dr Nick Thayer · Company Chemists' Association (CCA) Paul Midson · NHS South, Central and West (SCW) Child Health Information Service (CHIS) Simon Hailstone · NHS England (London Region)
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Caroline Shepherd · Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Dr Harri Fisher · Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Bristol Medical School Kate Murdock · Children's Community Health Trafford
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Dr Heather Bower · Royal College of Midwives Dr Katie Bramall · British Medical Association (BMA) Kim Ball · Royal College of Nursing Professor Helen Bedford · University College London (UCL) Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE · Royal College of General Practitioners
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Dr Sakaria Ali · British Somali Medical Association Huda Hajinur · Caafi Health Michelle Gavin · Friends, Families and Travellers Riyad Karim · NHS England
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Dr Tehseen Khan · City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust Dr Zoyah Hussain · Modality Partnership Dudu Sher-Arami · London Borough of Enfield James Roach · NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Will Huxter · NHS England
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Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Dr Dan Hungerford · University of Liverpool Dr Tracey Chantler · London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine Professor Pru Hobson-West · Nottingham University
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Dr Alexandra Creavin · University of Bristol Dr Helen Stewart · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Helen Donovan · Self-Care Forum
Correspondence 11 letters
23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Josh MacAlister OBE MP and Sharon Hodgson MP to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, 8 July 2026
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23 Jul 2026 ANNEX A - Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland Response to House of Lords Childhood Vaccinations Committee
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Maree Todd MSP, to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, on childhood vaccination rates in Scotland, 6 July 2026
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Mike Nesbitt MLA, to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, on childhood vaccination rates in Northern Ireland, 29 June 2026
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee to Georgia Gould OBE MP and Sharon Hodgson MP on Childhood Vaccination Rates, 16 June 2026
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, to Mike Nesbitt MLA, on childhood vaccination rates in Northern Ireland, 5 June 2026
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, to Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, on childhood vaccination rates in Wales, 5 June 2026
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23 Jul 2026 To committee Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, to Angela Constance MSP, on childhood vaccination rates in Scotland, 5 June 2026
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6 Jul 2026 Correspondence, Helen Donovan, Professor Helen Bedford and Dr David Elliman to the Childhood Vaccinations Committee on immunisation training, 29 June 2026
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6 Jul 2026 Correspondence, Professor Tracey Daszkiewicz , President of the Faculty of Public Health to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, 3 June 2026
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6 Jul 2026 Correspondence, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Minister of Health, Northern Ireland Executive to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee on Childhood vaccination rates in Northern Ireland, 29 June 2026
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