§ Lord Allen of Abbeydaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give figures, far each of the past eight years, of the number of applications and of awards under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Skelmersdale)The information requested is set out in the table:
CLAIMS AND AWARDS UNDER THE VACCINE DAMAGE Year Number of Claims Number of Awards 1981 72 74 1982 89 43 1983 93 42 1984 156 29 1985 76 26 1986 78 15 1987 66 10 1988 39 4 1989* 6 0 *to 7th February