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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Commons · Question 88870 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of approval rates for covid-19 vaccine injury claims in (a) the UK and (b) other jurisdictions for which figures are available.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Nov 2025

No specific assessment has been made. All claims made through the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme are assessed on a case-by-case basis by independent medical assessors. Medical assessors must be General Medical Council registered doctors with a licence to p...