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Mr. Hannam
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action she is taking to ensure that vaccine-damaged children receive adequate compensation.
Mr. Alfred Morris
On 4th December I announced that the scope of the Family Fund administered by the Rowntree Trust had been extended to cover all severely handicapped children. This should provide a practical measure of assistance to vaccine-damaged children and their families pending the report of the Royal Commission.