Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve processing times for claims for compensation for injuries caused by the Covid vaccine.

While the Government does not provide compensation for COVID-19 vaccines, steps are being taken to continuously improve processing times for claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, working with the NHS Business Services Authority which administers the scheme.

Improvements to date include digitising the application process and increasing the number of administration staff from four to 80, allowing for named case managers who can provide updates on progress to claimants.