§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has made any estimate of the cost of providing a scheme comparable to the industrial injuries scheme for all those who have received vaccine damage payments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 13 December 1985]: To provide a weekly pension for all those who have received a vaccine damage payment at rates equivalent to industrial injuries disablement benefit would cost around £2.5 million a year. It is not possible to estimate the total cost of a scheme comparable with the industrial injuries scheme because of lack of information.