§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security why, pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, South,Official Report, 20 June, columns 94–96, some of the information requested regarding all vaccine damage payments made in 1980, 1981 and 1982 is not available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe details requested cannot be supplied for any of the vaccine damage payments made in 1980 as these have been destroyed in accordance with normal arrangements. Unfortunately some of those records for 1981 and 1982 are missing and cannot be found despite a very thorough search.