Chris Seeks Clarity on VDPS Claim Time

WQ VDPS Corr 11Sep23

Chris Seeks Clarity on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme Claim Time

Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Ministerial Correction of 4 September 2023 to Question 11866 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, whether the average claim time is calculated from receipt of (a) the application or (b) the medical assessment in support of the application.

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Maria Caulfield The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The average time taken to process a claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme is calculated by the NHS Business Services Authority from receipt of the application to the claimant receiving notification of the outcome.

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