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
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The Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill would require the government to reassess the amount paid under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 and publish a report on whether it should be increased. It focuses on all claims from 1 January 2020 and proposes adjusting the payment by an amount equivalent to inflation since 2007, if the review finds merit. The bill creates a duty for the Secretary of State to carry out the review and publish its conclusions.
The bill is in the Commons at the 2nd Reading stage; the 1st Reading took place on 11 December 2023.
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11 Dec 2023
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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