HC Deb 20 June 1989 vol 155 cc96-8W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vaccine damage payments were made in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983; and if he will categorise these according to the age of the child when the vaccination took place, the year of vaccination and the nature of the vaccination.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The number of payments awarded under the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 were 255, 74, 43 and 42, respectively. I regret that the details requested are not available for any of those made in 1980 and only some of those made in 1981 and 1982. The details that are available are in the tables.

Table 1
Vaccine damage payments scheme: awards made in 1981 by age of child at date of vaccination; year of vaccination and type of vaccination
Type of vaccination cited on the claim form Age at date of vaccination(months) Year vaccine was given
1. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1966
2. Pertussis 3 to 6 1959
3. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1973
4. Triple/Smallpox 0 to 3 1955
5. Triple/Polio 12 to 15 1970
6. Triple 9 to 12 1967
7. Diphtheria/Tetanus 6 to 9 1979
8. Triple 3 to 6 1963
9. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1968
10. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1978
11. Triple 3 to 6 1968
12. Triple 6 to 9 1961
13. Measles 2 years 1970
14. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1979
15. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1966
16. Triple 9 to 12 1961
17. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1964
18. Diphtheria/Tetanus 6 to 9 1978

Type of vaccination cited on the claim form Age at date of vaccination(months) Year vaccine was given
19. Diphtheria/Pertussis 6 to 9 1952
20. Triple 6 to 9 1964
21. Triple 3 to 6 1979
22. Triple 6 to 9 1960
23. Triple 3 to 6 1968
24. Diphtheria/Pertussis 6 to 9 1951
25. Triple 6 to 9 1979
26. Smallpox 2 years 1963–64
27. Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio 9 to 12 1977
28. Pertussis 9 to 12 1974
29. Triple 3 to 6 1965
30. Measles 12 to 15 1971
31. Triple/Smallpox 3 to 6 1960
32. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1975

Note: Details are not available for the remaining 42 awards made in 1981.

Table 2
Vaccine damage payments scheme: awards made in 1981 by age of child at date of vaccination; year of vaccination and type of vaccination
Type of vaccination cited on the claim form Age at date of vaccination(months) Year vaccine was given
1. Pertussis 6 to 9 1978
2. Pertussis 3 to 6 1973
3. Polio 9 to 12 1960
4. Triple 9 to 12 1970
5. Pertussis 3 to 6 1980
6. Tetanus/Polio 16 years 1977
7. Pertussis 3 to 6 1981
8. Measles 15 to 18 1979
9. Measles 3 to 6 1981
10. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1976
11. Polio 32 years 1979
12. Pertussis 3 to 6 1978
13. Triple 3 to 6 1970
14. Smallpox 3 to 6 1960
15. Pertussis 3 to 6 1978
16. Pertussis 6 to 9 1971
17. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1978
18. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1980
19. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1976
20. Smallpox 0 to 3 1961
21. * 3 to 6 1965
22. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1979
23. Triple 6 to 9 1976
24. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1977
25. Pertussis 3 to 6 1972
26. Triple/Polio 9 to 12 1968
27. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1973
28. Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio 2 years 1971
29. Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio 2 years 1971
30. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1973
31. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1978
32. Triple 3 to 6 1972

Note: Details are not available for the remaining 11 awards made in 1982.

Table 3
Vaccine damage payments scheme: awards made in 1981 by age of child at date of vaccination; year of vaccination and type of vaccination
Type of vaccination cited on the claim form Age at date of vaccination(months) Year vaccine was given
1. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1979
2. Pertussis 3 to 6 1981
3. Pertussis 3 to 6 1980
4. Triple 9 to 12 1971
5. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1971
6. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1970
7. Measles 12 to 15 1980

Type of vaccination cited on the claim form Age at date of vaccination (months) Year vaccine was given
8. Triple/Polio/Measles 6 to 9 1976
9. Pertussis 3 to 6 1980
10. Smallpox 21 to 24 1962
11. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1976
12. Triple/Polio 9 to 12 1970
13. Triple 6 to 9 1971
14. Triple 3 to 6 1972
15. Pertussis 6 to 9 1972
16. Pertussis 6 to 9 1968
17. Triple 3 to 6 1971
18. Triple 3 to 6 1980
19. Triple/Polio 9 to 12 1973
20. Polio 3 to 6 1981
21. Pertussis 3 to 6 1982
22. Triple/Polio 3 to 6 1968
23. Pertussis 6 to 9 1971
24. Pertussis 6 to 9 1973
25. Measles 2 years 1971
26. Pertussis 9 to 12 1978
27. Pertussis 6 to 9 1968
28. Polio 12 to 15 1959
29. Pertussis 3 to 6 1967
30. Pertussis 6 to 9 1975
31. Polio 6 to 9 1975
32. Pertussis 3 to 6 1980
33. Measles/Triple 3 to 6 1981
34. Triple 3 to 6 1972
35. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1969
36. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1975
37. Pertussis 6 to 9 1972
38. Triple/Polio 6 to 9 1965
39. Diphtheria/Polio 3 years 1968
40. Pertussis 3 to 6 1980
41. Pertussis 3 to 6 1981
42. Pertussis 9 to 12 1978