§ Dr. WhiteheadTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements exist to consider cases before vaccine damage tribunals of simultaneous administration of multiple vaccines which have led to vaccine damage to recipients. [125873]
§ Mr. BayleyI have been asked to reply.
The Appeals Service tribunals hear appeals in relation to vaccine damage. These tribunals are constituted of an independent legally qualified panel member and one or two independent specialist medically qualified panel members, all appointed by the Lord Chancellor. These arrangements apply to all cases involving the administration of one or more vaccinations against diseases specified in the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979.