§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services if any payment has yet been made from the vaccine damage payment unit; and if he will state when future payments will be made.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisNo payments have yet been made. Some 50 claimants have now been notified that payments will be made in their cases but, as in all these402W cases the claimant is under 18 or unable to manage his affairs, the payments cannot be made until the necessary deeds of trust have been executed. We are in discussion about this with the association of parents of vaccine damaged children. In one case payment is about to be made to a claimant over 18.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for compensation for vaccine damage have been received on behalf of children aged 2 years or over who died before May 1978.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisNine claims for payment under the vaccine damage payment scheme have so far been received in respect of people who died before the scheme was announced on 9 May 1978.