§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vaccine damage payments were made in 1987; and if he will categorise these according to the age of the child, when the vaccination took place, the year of the vaccination and the nature of the vaccination.
§ Mr. Peter LloydTen payments were awarded in 1987 under the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979. Details are in the table.
Vaccine damage payments scheme awards made in 1987 by age of child at date of vaccination; year of vaccination and type of vaccination Age at date of vaccination (months) Year vaccine was given Type of vaccination cited on the claim form 1 3–6 1981 Triple 2 3–6 1983 Pertussis 3 3–6 1979 Triple/polio 4 3–6 1984 Triple/polio 5 6–9 1978 Pertussis 6 3–6 1985 Polio 7 3–6 1982 Triple/polio 8 3–6 1984 Pertussis 9 6–9 1985 Triple/polio 10 3–6 1983 Triple/polio