Question follow-through · 61896

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that concerns have been raised regarding the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). Ministers are currently considering a number of options for reforming the scheme. In parallel, the Department has been working with the NHS Busine...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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