§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on measures he has taken with regard to the availability of vaccines intended to protect the population against biological attack. [75386]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department has contingency plans to deal with the deliberate release of a biological agent. These plans include stocks of antibiotics, antitoxins and vaccines, which can be mobilised rapidly. Specific details concerning vaccine stocks and their availability is not being made public as this information could be of use to terrorists.