HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 cc145-6W
Mr. Holt

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many victims of vaccine damage have been paid compensation in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is not available. The numbers of awards made under the vaccine damage payments scheme are as follows.

Year Awards made
1980 255
1981 74
1982 43
1983 42
1984 29
1985 26
1986 15
1987 10
1988 4
l1989 1
l To 30 June.

Mr. Holt

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has any plans to amend the vaccine damage payments scheme in the light of the decision on vaccine and causation by Mr. Justice Loveday.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the right hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 23 March at column773.

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