§ Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many reported payments were actually made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act, for the past five years up until the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe figures are in the table.
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Year Payments 1985 26 1986 25 1987 9 1988 4 1989 4 Note:
Payment is often made in a different year to that in which the award decision is made because of the need to set up a trust fund.
§ Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total cost of running the vaccine damage payment scheme for the last three years up until the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is in the table.
Year £ 1987 1310,000 1988 1155,000 1989 1105,000 1 Figures contain both administrative costs and payments made under the Act.
§ Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications his Department received last year for payments under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act; and what were the figures for each year from 1985.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is in the table.
Year Number of applications 1985 79 1986 79 1987 65 1988 39 1989 53