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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 June 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 June 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Vaccination

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total combined overall spending on vaccines procurement and administration (1) nationally, and (2) locally, including awareness campaigns, in each year from 2012–13 to the current financial year.

Answer

Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England were formed on 1 April 2013, therefore spend information can only be provided from 2013/2014 financial year onwards. Total combined spend for 2015/16 is not yet available.

Overall spend on procurement and the administration of vaccines, including communications spend for campaigns, is split between PHE and NHS England. The total combined overall spend can only be provided at a national level. Local level information is not readily available. Spend information is provided in the following table.

Approximate combined vaccine procurement and vaccine administration spend for England

Financial Year

2013/2014

2014/2015

Vaccine procurement and vaccine administration spend (£ million)

578

616

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL519
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Expenditure Vaccination
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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