HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c310W
Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what instructions the Department has given to Farillon on the amount of single rubella vaccines to be issued to private clinics in the UK. [66257]

Ms Blears

The Department has a contract with GlaxoSmithKline to supply a fixed quantity of single vaccines for national health service use per year. These vaccines are owned by the Department. We use a private company (Farillon Ltd.) to store and distribute these vaccines to ensure that NHS needs are met. Any excess or remainder stock is made available for sale to private customers.

We have instructed Farillon to manage orders so that the excess of vaccine stock is available equitably to all private clinics.