§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the take-up of rubella vaccinations; and what steps he proposes to take to improve it.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe provisional figure for 1981 shows that 83 per cent. of schoolgirls in England had been vaccinated against rubella by their 14th birthday. Following the national campaign in 1979 we expect health authorities to continue their efforts to increase the uptake of rubella vaccine among schoolgirls and ensure that vaccination, where appropriate, is available to women of child-bearing age, for whom statistics are not available.