Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications have been made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for compensation arising from disability caused by covid-19 vaccinations; and how many of those applications have (a) been successful, (b) been rejected and (c) are under consideration.

The Vaccine Damage Payment scheme is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions. As of 23 June, there have been 154 applications received under the scheme linked to COVID-19 vaccines, all of which have been acknowledged and claimants will be contacted if further information is required or when a decision is made on their claim.