A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
14 February 2025
The bill would require the government to review and publish a report on whether the fixed vaccine damage payment under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 should be increased. It focuses on all claims made since 1 January 2020 and proposes an increase by an amount reflecting inflation since 2007. The bill places a duty on the Secretary of State to carry out this review and publish the findings.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons; if it progresses, it would move to the committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
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