Written questions

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Commons · Question 108049 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the processing time for claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 2 Feb 2026

Our deepest sympathies are with those who have experienced harm following vaccination and with their families. Ministers recognise that concerns have been raised with the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) and continue to consider potential reforms to t...