Victoria Collins MP: written questions

Written questions

• Neurological Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65443More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving continuing healthcare assessments for (a) progressive supranuclear palsy and (b) corticobasal degeneration.

  Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of improving NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments at this time, in relation to individuals with supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.Eligibility for CHC is not determined...

  Answered 14 Jul 2025

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• Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65442More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) equal and (b) fair access to driving test appointments for candidates who are unable to travel outside their local areas.

  Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...

  Answered 14 Jul 2025

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• Driving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65441More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA’s recruitment campaign for new examiners; and how many new examiners have been recruited in the last 12 months.

  Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...

  Answered 14 Jul 2025

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• Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65440More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional driving test appointments have been made available through extended testing hours since December 2024.

  Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...

  Answered 14 Jul 2025

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• Vaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65439More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the (a) scope, (b) eligibility, (c) criteria and (d) compensation level of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

  Answer: I would like to express my deepest sympathies to those individuals who have experienced harm following vaccination, and to their families.Ministers continue to consider options for reforming the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.In parallel, the Department ha...

  Answered 11 Jul 2025

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• Crawford & Company: Vaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65438More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Crawford & Company in administering the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme; and for what reason that company was selected to manage the process.

  Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority is the administrator of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). Crawford and Company provides a medical assessment service for the VDPS. Crawford and Company were awarded this contract following a formal procurement p...

  Answered 11 Jul 2025

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• Coronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65437More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) research and (b) development into medical treatments for people affected by COVID-19 vaccine injury.

  Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and continues to welcome funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including treatments for vaccine side effects. Since the st...

  Answered 11 Jul 2025

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