§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the four projects that are directly related to generating and testing new vaccine candidates and make a statement on the Government's involvement in each. [73732]
§ Ms BlearsBoth the national institute for biological standards and control and public health laboratory service receive funding from government, some of which is spent on research and may be related to new vaccine work. They also receive funding/grants from other external sources, which includes help with research and development on vaccine activity.
§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the contracts to manufacture vaccines awarded to Powderject by his Department over the past two years, stating in each case what vaccines were to be supplied, when the order was placed, what the value of each contract was, where each vaccine was to be manufactured and whether the order was put out to a full competitive tender. [74235]
§ Mr. HuttonIn the past two years, the following contracts have been awarded to Powderject:
Vaccine Data contract awarded Site of manufacture BCG & PPD 10 March 2001 UK Influenza 6 August 2001 UK Smallpox 11 April 2002 Germany All were put out to normal competitive tender except for smallpox, which was not subject to the normal competitive tendering process on the grounds of protection of the basic interests of the security of the UK.
We do not disclose the value and quantity of the contracts, as this is commercially confidential.
§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which company was awarded the contract to produce anti-tuberculosis vaccines for his Department last March; how much the value of that contract came to; and whether the cost represented a significant increase on previous contracts to manufacture similar vaccines. [74234]
§ Ms BlearsPowderJect were awarded a two-year contract for the supply of BCG vaccine in March 2001. Information surrounding the value of individual contracts is commercially confidential and is not disclosed.
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§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what preparations his Department has made with respect to purchasing further doses of smallpox vaccine, subsequent to the contract awarded to Powderject. [74233]
§ Mr. HuttonOur longer term requirements for licensed Lister strain smallpox vaccine are currently under consideration
§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what role Impfstoffwerke Dessau Tornau is to play in the manufacture of the smallpox vaccine which will he supplied to the Government by Powderject. [74232]
§ Mr. HuttonImpfstoffwerke Dessau Tornau GmbH (IDT) is the subcontracting manufacturer of the new smallpox vaccine for Bavarian Nordic, with whom PowderJect have an exclusive agreement for the supply of smallpox vaccine.