Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16923
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024
Question
Esther McVey
Conservative — Tatton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how much his Department spent on legal fees defending against appeals.
Answer
Between 1 November 2021 and 1 December 2024, the total spent by the NHS Business Services Authority on behalf of the Department on legal fees to defend against appeals within the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was £50,608.