Kemi Badenoch: ...with the hon. Gentleman. We are looking at other things beyond targets, not just a statistic or number. My hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) raised the issue of vaccines and vaccine damage payments. Again, I am unable to give an answer on that at the Dispatch Box, but the vaccines Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash (Maggie Throup), will have...
Christopher Chope: ...for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 136496 on Coronavirus: Health Services, in what format his Department holds that information in relation to covid-19 vaccine damage.
Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 146545, on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, whether each claimant will be given the identity of the caseworkers assigned to their case; and what the key points at which updates will be provided.
Maggie Throup: The Government’s obligations in assessing a claim are set out in the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979. The Act requires that each claim is assessed using the evolving evidence with complete medical records for the claimant in order to reach a decision.
Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date the NHS Business Services Authority awarded the contract for a supplier to cover medical assessments of claims under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme; what the commencement date is of that contract; how many medical assessors will be employed under that contract; and what the key performance requirements are of that...
Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2022 to Question 100419 on Coronavirus: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many independent experienced medical advisers have been appointed to consider VDPS applications ;and if he will publish their (a) names, (b) qualifications and (c) relevant experience.
Christopher Chope: ...That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to improve the diagnosis and treatment of persons who have suffered or continue to suffer ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines; to make provision about financial assistance to persons who have suffered disablement following vaccination against Covid-19 and to the next of kin of persons who have died shortly...
Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that applications to the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme (a) by or on behalf of people who have suffered bereavement from vaccine damage are prioritised for urgent resolution and (b) from people who have suffered the most serious disablement are the next priority; and his planned timetable is for the...
Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that applicants under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme are (a) allocated a named person to be their point of contact and (b) given a monthly report on the progress of their case.
Christopher Chope: ..., pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 136495 on Coronavirus: Health Services, for what reason no money has been allocated to research to improve diagnosis and treatment of covid-19 vaccine damage other than for blood clotting with low platelets; and if he will make a statement.
Lyn Brown: ...all of us are safe. We need international as well as domestic action. That action must go beyond diagnosis and treatment. We must put resources into research, too. There is still just one approved vaccine for TB, even though it remains deadly and destructive; and that vaccine is more than 100 years old, and highly effective only for young children. A new vaccine could save not only...
Baroness Williams of Trafford: ...also speak to Motions F, F1, F2, G, H, H1 and N. I shall begin with Amendment 143, as I believe that there is a large measure of agreement across the House on the need to better protect schools and vaccination centres from disruptive protests that take place outside such locations. The Government have listened carefully to the arguments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for...
Bill Wiggin: ...must learn lessons from the covid-19 pandemic. There are valuable lessons to be learned in how we deal with TB. We cannot beat this bacteria. It is not a virus; it does not respond as well to vaccinations as viruses do. We will not beat it unless the R number is below 1. We have all learned this from watching TV the last couple of years. Work is being done to approve the proposed...
Baroness Fox of Buckley: ...maintain that distinction between citizens and the state. That is why so many of us campaigned against ID cards in general when the Labour Party tried to bring them in, and more recently balked at vaccine passports pushed by the Government and backed by the Opposition. Even fully vaccinated enthusiasts for the jab such as myself worried that saying, “You have to show your papers”, was...
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill
Baroness Wheeler: My Lords, my noble friend has returned with his amendment on the need for an expert-led review on the 40 year-old Vaccine Damage Payments Act, and I am pleased that the meeting he sought with the Ministers has taken place. The amendment is a timely reminder for all of us that while the vaccination programme against Covid has been hugely successful, for a small group of people suffering very...
Grant Shapps: ...impact on travel and on the industry. However, we have now reached an important milestone in our journey back to pre-pandemic normality. After getting rid of testing requirements for eligible vaccinated passengers a few weeks ago, I am pleased to confirm that we are once again leading the way by removing all the remaining covid measures affecting international travel into the UK. That...
Hannah Bardell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme claims relating to covid-19 vaccinations have been passed to an independent medical advisor for assessment as of 18 February 2022.