HC Deb 26 February 2002 vol 380 c1077W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children received the measles vaccine in(a) each county or health authority and (b) England in each of the five years before the introduction of the MMR vaccine; and what proportion those who had received the vaccine represented of the total number of children under five years of age. [34356]

Yvette Cooper

Immunisation coverage for the years 1983 to 1988 was measured at two years of age. A table of the available information has been placed in the Library. This shows the proportion of under-twos to have received the vaccine.

Mrs. Laing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent guidance his Department has given to nursery schools and other providers of early years education and child care about accepting children who(a) have and (b) have not had the MMR vaccine. [36504]

Yvette Cooper

The Department has not given guidance to nursery schools and other providers of early years education and child care about accepting children who have or have not had MMR vaccine.

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