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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 16923

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how much his Department spent on legal fees defending against appeals.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

Between 1 November 2021 and 1 December 2024, the total spent by the NHS Business Services Authority on behalf of the Department on legal fees to defend against appeals within the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was £50,608.

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