Chris Chope Secures Agreement of Secretary of State for Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

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Chris Chope Secures Agreement of Secretary of State for Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

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Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

Can my right hon. Friend tell the House what he is doing to promote the availability of the vaccine damage payment scheme, and does he recognise that that could be a good counter against vaccine hesitancy? When, however, will the scheme be made fit for purpose?

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Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

We are reviewing that scheme, for reasons that my hon. Friend has brought up in the past in the House. I agree that it is important to have confidence in vaccines, and that scheme has a role to play.

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