Select Committee · Childhood Vaccinations Committee
Childhood Vaccinations
Status: Open
Opened: 27 Jan 2026
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 there has been a gradual … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Caroline Temmink · NHS England, Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Department of Health and Social Care | View ↗ |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 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) | View ↗ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Caroline Shepherd · Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Dr Harri Fisher · Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Bristol Medical School, Kate Murdock · Children's Community Health Trafford | View ↗ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Dr Sakaria Ali · British Somali Medical Association, Huda Hajinur · Caafi Health, Michelle Gavin · Friends, Families and Travellers, Riyad Karim · NHS England | View ↗ |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Dr Alexandra Creavin · University of Bristol, Dr Helen Stewart · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Helen Donovan · Self-Care Forum | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Temmink · Director of Vaccination | NHS England | 2 |
| Baroness Clare Gerada · Member | House of Lords | 1 |
| Caroline Shepherd · Assistant Director, Child Health & Immunisation P… | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | 1 |
| Caroline Smith · Joint Clinical Lead | Northumbria Healthcare School-Aged Immunisation Service | 1 |
| Catherine Frances · Director General, Local Government, Strategy and … | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Dr Alexandra Creavin · National Institute for Health and Care Research L… | University of Bristol | 1 |
| Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush · Assistant Professor of Global Health and Developm… | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | 1 |
| Dr Colin Campbell · Consultant Medical Epidemiologist | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) | 1 |
| Dr Dan Hungerford · Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology | University of Liverpool | 1 |
| Dr Harri Fisher · Research Fellow | Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Bristol Medical School | 1 |
| Dr Heather Bower · Head of Education | Royal College of Midwives | 1 |
| Dr Helen Stewart · Officer for Health Improvement | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) | 1 |
| Dr Julie Yates · Deputy Director for Immunisation Programmes | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) | 1 |
| Dr Katie Bramall · Chair, General Practitioners Committee | British Medical Association (BMA) | 1 |
| Dr Mary Ramsay · Director of Public Health Programmes | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) | 1 |
| Dr Nick Thayer · Head of Policy | Company Chemists' Association (CCA) | 1 |
| Dr Roberta Pastore · Lead for Immunisation Programme Strengthening, Re… | World Health Organisation (WHO) | 1 |
| Dr Sakaria Ali · Founder & Advisory Board Member | British Somali Medical Association | 1 |
| Dr Tehseen Khan · Clinical Lead | City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust | 1 |
| Dr Tracey Chantler · Associate Professor | London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine | 1 |
| Dr Zoyah Hussain · Clinical Immunisation Lead | Modality Partnership | 1 |
| Dudu Sher-Arami · Director of Public Health | London Borough of Enfield | 1 |
| Helen Donovan · Chair | Self-Care Forum | 1 |
| Huda Hajinur · Director | Caafi Health | 1 |
| Ian Perrin · Assistant Director, ICB Network | The NHS Alliance | 1 |
| James Roach · Director of Primary Care and Local Care | NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 1 |
| Kate Murdock · Lead Manager | Children's Community Health Trafford | 1 |
| Kim Ball · Professional Lead - Primary Care | Royal College of Nursing | 1 |
| Michelle Gavin · Head of Development | Friends, Families and Travellers | 1 |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Publi… | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Paul Midson · Head of CHIS Informatics | NHS South, Central and West (SCW) Child Health Information Service (CHIS) | 1 |
| Professor Andrew Furber · Regional Director of Public Health | NHS North West England | 1 |
| Professor Helen Bedford · Professor of Children's Health | University College London (UCL) | 1 |
| Professor Pru Hobson-West · Professor of Science, Medicine and Society | Nottingham University | 1 |
| Professor Shareen Doak · Deputy Director, Benefit-Risk Evaluation | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) | 1 |
| Professor Sir Andrew Pollard · Chair | Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation | 1 |
| Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE · President of RCGP Council | Royal College of General Practitioners | 1 |
| Professor Wei Shen Lim · Chair | JCVI COVID-19 sub-committee | 1 |
| Riyad Karim · Assistant Director, Community Engagement and Vacc… | NHS England | 1 |
| Ruth Tennant · Director of Public Health | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 |
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Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, t… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, t… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Josh MacAlister OBE MP and Sharon Hodgson MP to Baroness Walmsley, … |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Mike Nesbitt MLA, to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vacc… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee, t… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | — | ANNEX A - Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland Response to House of L… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccinations Committee to… |
| 23 Jul 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Maree Todd MSP, to Baroness Walmsley, Chair of the Childhood Vaccin… |
| 6 Jul 2026 | — | Correspondence, Helen Donovan, Professor Helen Bedford and Dr David Elliman to … |
| 6 Jul 2026 | — | Correspondence, Professor Tracey Daszkiewicz , President of the Faculty of Publ… |
| 6 Jul 2026 | — | Correspondence, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Minister of Health, Northern Ireland Executiv… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 1-15, Milbank House | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster |