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Vaccination: Undocumented Migrants

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 December 2024UIN 16870

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vaccines have been administered to irregular migrants in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

Primary care services, such as vaccinations, are available and free to all, including people who arrive in the United Kingdom through irregular routes. New arrivals are encouraged to receive a patient health check when they register in primary care, including previous vaccination history.

Vaccination data pertaining to migration status is not collected or published by the Government.

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