Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill
The Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- 2nd reading
- Sir Christopher Chope
- 11 December 2023
- 14 February 2025
What the bill does
A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading11 DEC 2023 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading (current stage)
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- 3rd reading
- Royal Assent
What 2nd reading means, and what happens next
Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.
If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill
- What stage is the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill at?
- The Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- Has the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill is currently at 2nd reading.
- What happens next to the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill?
- If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
- Who sponsored the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill?
- The Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill was sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
- When was the Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 11 December 2023, at first reading.
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