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My Lords, we have one of the most extensive immunisation programmes in the world, with high vaccine confidence and uptake rates.

It is advisory, which means you do not need to go to five minutes; you can go shorter than that.

My Lords, I remind the House that it is an advisory five minutes.

My Lords, data published by the UK Health Security Agency shows provisionally that whooping cough cases are continuing to rise, with 2,793 c

The noble Baroness asks a very detailed question. There is currently a conference going on specifically on that subject.

The noble Baroness raises a very powerful question.

I am grateful to the noble Lord for that question. He raises a very important point.

On 4 March 2024, the UK Health Security Agency launched a new multimedia marketing campaign across England to remind parents and carers of

The noble Lord, as always, makes a very powerful point and he is exactly right. Whooping cough is cyclical.

The noble Lord is exactly right: communication is critical and, as he well knows, if the message is confusing, it is very unhelpful.