HL Deb 26 October 1998 vol 593 c189WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many times the independent panel of the Ministry of Defence for interactions between vaccines and NAPS (Nerve Agent pre-treatment Sets) has met and when it last met. [HL3444]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

The independent panel set up to oversee the MoD's research programme investigating the possible adverse health effects of the combination of vaccines and tablets which were given to troops during Operation Granby to protect them against biological and chemical warfare agents has, so far, met on two occasions: on 18 December 1997 and on 24 February 1998.