To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.


Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
Vaccination: Death
Monday 27th March 2023

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 151283 on Vaccination: Death, and with reference to Tables 6 to 9 of the Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 1 January 2021 and 31 May 2022, published on 6 July 2022, for what reason data for children aged 10 to 18 was not included in the Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 1 April 2021 and 31 December, published on 21 February 2023; and whether this data will be released.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 20 March is attached.


Written Question
Vaccination: Death
Friday 3rd March 2023

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication entitled Deaths by vaccination status, England, published on 21 February 2023, for what reason data for under 18s was omitted from that publication; and when that data will be published.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 23 February is attached.


Written Question
Blood: Contamination
Tuesday 25th October 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will disclose the method of payment for those people receiving an interim payment as part of the Infected Blood inquiry.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

In his interim report of 29 July, Sir Brian Langstaff recommended that the amount of interim compensation should be "no less than £100,000, as recommended by Sir Robert Francis QC." The Government made a commitment to accept in full the recommendations of Sir Brian's interim report.

I can confirm infected individuals and bereaved partners who are registered with any of the four UK infected blood support schemes will receive interim compensation payments of £100,000 by the end of October. The administrators of the four schemes are writing to beneficiaries this week confirming the £100,000 alongside details of how the money will be paid.


Written Question
Blood: Contamination
Tuesday 25th October 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £100,000 interim compensation payment to people affected by infected blood.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

In his interim report of 29 July, Sir Brian Langstaff recommended that the amount of interim compensation should be "no less than £100,000, as recommended by Sir Robert Francis QC." The Government made a commitment to accept in full the recommendations of Sir Brian's interim report.

I can confirm infected individuals and bereaved partners who are registered with any of the four UK infected blood support schemes will receive interim compensation payments of £100,000 by the end of October. The administrators of the four schemes are writing to beneficiaries this week confirming the £100,000 alongside details of how the money will be paid.


Written Question
Blood: Contamination
Tuesday 25th October 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a timetable for the interim compensation payments for the victims of the infected blood scandal.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

In his interim report of 29 July, Sir Brian Langstaff recommended that the amount of interim compensation should be "no less than £100,000, as recommended by Sir Robert Francis QC." The Government made a commitment to accept in full the recommendations of Sir Brian's interim report.

I can confirm infected individuals and bereaved partners who are registered with any of the four UK infected blood support schemes will receive interim compensation payments of £100,000 by the end of October. The administrators of the four schemes are writing to beneficiaries this week confirming the £100,000 alongside details of how the money will be paid.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Thursday 21st July 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales: week ending 1 July 2022 published by the Office for National Statistics on 13 July 2022, what steps his Department is taking to investigate the higher than expected rate of deaths of 12.2 per cent above the five-year average.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 18 July is attached.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Monday 20th June 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2021 published by the Office for National Statistics on 22 March 2022, if the Government will publish data on death by data occurrence of those mentioned in those statistics.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt hon. Member'sParliamentary Questions of 10 June is attached.


Written Question
Mortality Rates: Males
Monday 20th June 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2021 published by the Office for National Statistics on 22 March 2022, what the cause of death was for excess deaths in males ages 15 to 19 years old.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt hon. Member'sParliamentary Questions of 10 June is attached.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Tuesday 26th April 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to ONS data on excess deaths, published on 22 March 2022, what the time interval was between receiving a covid-19 vaccination and death for each 15 to 19 year old male who died between 1 May and 24 December 2021; and what that time interval was for females in that age group who died during that period.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt hon. Member's Parliamentary Questions of 14 April is attached.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Tuesday 26th April 2022

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS data on excess deaths, published on 22 March 2022, how many and what proportion of the 402 males who died between 1 May and 24 December 2021 had received a covid-19 vaccination; and how many of the females who died during that period had received a covid-19 vaccination.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt hon. Member's Parliamentary Questions of 14 April is attached.