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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Asked by Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 2987

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish the response to the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 recommendations on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Inquiry published its report relating to the development of COVID-19 vaccines and the implementation of the vaccine deployment programme on 16 April 2026. The Government will consider the findings and recommendations in detail and will respond within six months of publication, by 16 October 2026. The Government remains committed to learning the lessons needed from the COVID-19 Inquiry to protect and prepare us for the future.

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