§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§ Resolved,
§ That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for payments to be made out of public funds in cases where severe disablement occurs as a result of vaccination against certain diseases or of contact with a person who has been vaccinated against any of those diseases, it is expedient to authorise—
§ (1) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State—
- (a) in making payments of £10,000 to or for the benefit of persons suffering such disablement, or to their personal representatives;
- (b) in paying remuneration, travelling and other allowances to persons appointed to serve on tribunals under that Act;
- (c) in paying fees to medical practitioners who provide information or other evidence in connection with claims under that Act;
- (d) in paying travelling and other allowances—
- (i) to persons required under that Act to undergo medical examinations,
- (ii) to persons required to attend before tribunals under that Act, and
- (iii) to any person who accompanies a disabled person to such a medical examination or tribunal;
§ (2) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any increase in the administrative expenses of the Secretary of State attributable to that Act; and
§ (3) the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any sums repaid to the Secretary of State by virtue of that Act.—[Mr. Tinn.]