§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people contracted(a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last five years. [32981]
§ Yvette CooperThe number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella between 1996 and 2000 are shown in the table. The data for 2001 are provisional and are therefore subject to change.
Measles Mumps Rubella 1996 112 94 2,759 1997 177 180 99 1998 56 118 122 1999 94 366 161 2000 100 697 60 20011 69 753 39 1 Provisional data
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the single measles vaccine ceased to be available on the national health service; and for what reason it was withdrawn. [34357]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 7 February 2002]: Measles vaccine was replaced with MMR from October 1988. Since then each of the manufacturers have advised the Department that they no longer intended to supply single measles vaccine to the United Kingdom.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what figures he has collected for MMR vaccination rates in the October to December 2001 quarter in the UK, broken down by health authority area. [34877]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 11 February 2002]: The information requested is not yet available.
When published the information about coverage rates by region for children who have received a primary MMR vaccination by their second birthday and a booster vaccination by age five is contained in the Statistical Bulletin "NHS Immunisation Statistics, 950W England: 2000/01". A copy of the bulletin will be placed in the Library and can also be found on the Department of Health website www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0121.htm.
§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has collated on the countries in the EU which license single vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. [35423]
§ Yvette CooperWe do not keep a database of single component MMR vaccines licensed in European Union member states. However, all EU member states recommend a two dose vaccination schedule with MMR vaccine. None routinely recommend single vaccines instead of MMR.
There is no comprehensive list available of measles, mumps and rubella combination vaccines, two-component vaccines or single component vaccines that are currently licensed in Europe. The Medicines Control Agency has obtained the following information from "The European Drug Index" (1997 edition), from national compendia of licensed medicinal products in France, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden (1998 to 2000 editions), and from two companies. While these references indicate that such products are currently licensed as listed in the named countries, it is not known whether or not they are on the market at the present time.
In the EU and Switzerland
- There are combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccines currently licensed in all countries in the EU, including the United Kingdom.
- Measles plus rubella vaccines are licensed in at least Italy, Switzerland and the UK.
- Measles plus mumps vaccines are licensed in at least Germany, Portugal and Switzerland,
- At least one measles single component vaccine is licensed in Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Greece and the UK.
- At least one single component mumps vaccine is licensed in Italy, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal and the UK.
- There are numerous single component rubella vaccines licensed across the EU, including the UK.
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he collects on the number of children who have received single measles, mumps and rubella inoculations since the introduction of the triple MMR vaccine(a) privately and (b) on the national health service. [34496]
§ Yvette CooperFrom the information collected it is not possible to distinguish whether vaccinations were done privately or on the national health service.