Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) compensation and (b) successful applications of awards given out by the vaccine damage payment scheme related to a covid-19 vaccinations since the addition of the covid-19 vaccines to the vaccine damage payment scheme.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 5 February 2024, 163 claims have received an award that relates to COVID-19. This constitutes 98% of awarded VDPS claims in this period, with four claims receiving an award that relates to other diseases.
It is important to note that the VDPS is not a compensation scheme. £19,560,000 has been awarded for claims relating to COVID-19, including pending payments. This constitutes 98% of VDPS awards in this period, with £480,000 having been paid to awarded claims relating to other diseases.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9963 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, how many and what proportion of those 163 claimants have received an award in relation to a COVID-19 vaccination specifically.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Of the 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme that received an award between 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, 160 or 98% were claims related to COVID-19.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claimants to the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme (a) have been and (b) are due to be awarded money for a life-changing disability as a result of a covid-19 vaccine as of 5 February 2024.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
As of 5 February 2024, 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to COVID-19 have received an award. 154 of these claimants have received their payment, and in the remaining nine cases, the NHS Business Services Authority is awaiting relevant information from the claimant in order to process the payment. This gives a total of £18,480,000 paid out to successful COVID-19 related claims, with an additional £1,080,000 pending.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has been awarded by the vaccine damage payment scheme to claimants who suffered disabilities as a result of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
As of 5 February 2024, 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to COVID-19 have received an award. 154 of these claimants have received their payment, and in the remaining nine cases, the NHS Business Services Authority is awaiting relevant information from the claimant in order to process the payment. This gives a total of £18,480,000 paid out to successful COVID-19 related claims, with an additional £1,080,000 pending.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccines where causation has been established and where (a) the 60% disablement threshold has been met, (b) that threshold has not been met, have arisen as a result of (i) Vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis, (ii) Guillain-Barré syndrome and (iii) any other condition.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
As of 31 January 2024, of the 163 COVID-19 related applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme that have received an award, 69 cases were related to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, 49 were related to Guillain-Barré syndrome and 45 cases were related to other medical conditions.
Of the 300 cases where causation was accepted but the individual did not meet the 60% threshold, 50 cases were related to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, 63 were related to Guillain-Barré syndrome and 187 cases were related to other medical conditions.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations have been (a) received, (b) successful, (c) unsuccessful due to a failure to meet the 60% disability threshold, (d) rejected and (e) are still awaiting resolution.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
As of 31 January 2024, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) has received 9172 COVID-19 related claims. Within these claims, 163 have received an award and 4421 have been rejected. Of these rejected claims: 300 claims were rejected for not meeting the 60% disability threshold; 339 claims were found invalid, either outside the scope of the VDPS or a duplicate claim; and 4249 claims are awaiting resolution.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much compensation has been paid out by the vaccine damage payment scheme since Covid-19 was added to the scheme.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, £18,480,000 has been paid to claimants for claims in relation to an eligible vaccine, including COVID-19. A further £1,080,000 is due to be paid to claimants once we receive relevant documents from them. No claims to the VDPS have received compensation, as the VDPS is not a compensation scheme, and it is not designed to cover all expenses associated with severe disablement.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for compensation have been (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) refused by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme since Covid-19 was added to the scheme.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, 9,386 applications related to all vaccines, including those for COVID-19, were received by the VDPS. Following an independent medical assessment, 163 applications received award and 4,453 were rejected. A further 452 did not meet the criteria for medical assessment.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claimants have successfully been awarded compensation by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme since Covid-19 was added to the scheme.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, 163 claimants to the VDPS have received an award for claims in relation to an eligible vaccine, including COVID-19. No claims to the VDPS have received compensation, as the VDPS is not a compensation scheme, and it is not designed to cover all expenses associated with severe disablement.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the claimants to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for disability caused by the Covid-19 vaccinations received their first vaccine in (a) January to March 2021, (b) April to June 2021 and (c) July to September 2021.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
As of 5 January 2024, of the 8778 COVID-19 related applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, 4658 applications or 53.06% related to a first vaccination received between January and March 2021; 2028 applications or 23.10% related to a first vaccination received between April and June 2021; and 516 applications or 5.88% related to a first vaccination received between July and September 2021.