§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vaccine damage payments have been made since 1980 which arose from damage caused by(a) polio vaccination and (b) whooping cough vaccination; and what were the ages of the children at the time the vaccination took place.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that the requested information is not available. The information which is available is set out in the table.126W
Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme Number of awards made in the United Kingdom 1979–88 where (a) polio vaccine or a vaccine containing a polio element or (b) pertussis vaccine or a vaccine containing a pertussis element was the claimed cause of severe physical or mental disablement Year in which award made Number of awards in which claimant stated that vaccine was: Polio or included polio element Pertussis or included pertussis element 1979–801 162 460 1981 29 62 1982 18 31 1983 19 31 1984 8 24 1985 7 25 1986 6 14 1987 6 8 19882 1 3 1 These figures cannot be apportioned between 1979 and 1980 calendar years. 2 Up to 30 November 1988. Information to analyse awards by age at the time of vaccination is not readily available and could be extracted only at disproportionate expense.