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
11 February 2026
This bill would require the government to review whether the Vaccine Damage Payments amount should be increased for all claims made since 1 January 2020, by an amount that reflects inflation since 2007, and to publish a report on whether such an increase is merited. It does not itself raise the payment, but creates a formal review and public report obligation. The bill does not specify an exact figure; any change would come after the review and report.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, where MPs debate its general principles. It has not yet moved to Committee stage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 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.