§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vaccine damage payments were made in 1985; 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 LloydTwenty-six payments were awarded in 1985 under the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979. Details are in the table.
Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme Awards made in 1985 by age of child at date of vaccination; year of vaccination and type of vaccination Age at date of vaccination (months) Year vaccination was given Type of vaccination cited on the claim form 1. 9 to 12 1962 Triple 2. 0 to3 1969 Pertussis 3. 6 to 9 1978 Pertussis 4. 3 to 6 1979 Triple 5. 3 to 6 1963 Triple 6. 3 to 6 1973 Triple 7. 6 to 9 1983 Pertussis 8. 3 to 6 1967 Triple 9. 3 to 6 1969 Triple 10. 0.to.3 1959 Polio 11. 6 to 9 1971 Triple/Pertussis 12. 3 to 6 1962 Triple 13. 3 to 6 1957 Triple
Office: Port Glasgow ILO 1988–89 Number of times a reason for refusal used Grants Budgeting loans Crisis loans Savings over £500 meet the full cost 1 0 0 Not in receipt of IS n/a 137 0 Not in receipt of IS for 26 weeks n/a 180 0 Not in receipt of IS and unlikey to qualify 45 n/a 0 Item(s) excluded by Direction 27 69 1 Applicant excluded 113 5 0 Applied for less than £30 6 19 0 Adjusted amount less than £30 2 6 0 Total debt exceeds £1,000 n/a 0 0 Previous application and decision for the item 27 66 2 No serious risk to health or safety n/a n/a 7 Inability to repay n/a 58 3 Help available from another source 5 7 3 Priority too low to meet from the budget 18 333 6 Alternative available to the whole application 10 6 7 Loan refused because CCG awarded n/a 43 1 Others not covered above 72 17 18 n/a—Not available.