A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to make provision about financial assistance to persons who have suffered disablement following vaccination against Covid-19 and to the next of kin of persons who have died shortly after vaccination against Covid-19; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of a no-fault compensation scheme to provide such financial assistance, on whether there should be any upper limit on the financial assistance available, on the criteria for eligibility and on whether payment should be made in all cases where there is no other reasonable cause for the death or disablement suffered; to provide for a special time limit under the Limitation Act 1980 for actions in respect of personal injury or death following a Covid-19 vaccination; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
1 May 2026
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This Bill would require the government to provide financial help to people who have become seriously disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the families of those who die soon after vaccination. It also asks Parliament to consider a no-fault compensation scheme, setting out possible eligibility rules and whether there should be an upper limit, and it introduces a special time limit for related personal injury or death claims under the Limitation Act 1980.
The Bill has completed its first reading in the Commons and is currently at its second reading in the Commons.
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21 Oct 2024
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
