Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests for mandatory reversal of decisions relating to claims under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in respect of adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines have been received; on what date the first such request was received; how many decisions in response to requests for mandatory reversal have been decided; and how many such requests have been successful.

The NHS Business Services Authority, who administer the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), have received 177 mandatory reversal requests relating to COVID-19 vaccines. The first of these requests was received in August 2022. Of the 177 reversal requests, 13 claimants have been notified of an outcome.

The number of mandatory reversals resulting in a payment award is fewer than five and therefore we are unable to provide the exact figure. This is because there is a risk that claimants could be identified using a combination of information that may be in the public domain or reasonably available.