§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services when the first payment of £10,000 was made under the vaccine damage proposals ; what is the current level of payment and if he will give the value in real terms of the current payment compared with its original value.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 16 November 1987]: At September 1987, the value in real terms of the first £10,000 vaccine damage payment, made in December 1978, was £19,785. The current level of payment, for successful claims made on or after 18 June 1985, is £20,000.