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
26 February 2026
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to review and publish a report on whether the payment amount under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 should be increased. The review would cover all vaccine damage payment claims made since 1 January 2020 and consider an increase that matches inflation since 2007, with the aim of determining whether claimants should receive a higher payment.
The bill has had its first reading and is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons (as of 17 April 2026).
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 17 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
