Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

HC Deb 09 March 2000 vol 345 c812W

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what further progress has been made on the establishment of a fund to assist those eligible under the vaccine damage payment scheme; and if he will make a statement. [113044]

Mrs. Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress has been made with establishing a fund to compensate vaccine-damaged children. [113418]

Mr. Bayley

We are examining the feasibility of setting up a fund to provide help to people who have received vaccine damage payments.