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Vaccine And Drug Damage (Compensation)

Volume 950: debated on Thursday 18 May 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish guidelines on compensation for future drug and vaccine-damaged persons to obviate long delays and unjustified expectations.

The future position will depend on the outcome of the Government's consideration of the wider recommendations made by the Pearson Commission. So far as the vaccine damage payments scheme is concerned, I draw the hon. Gentleman's attention to my statement and answers to supplementary questions in the House on 9th May—[Vol. 949, c. 973–85.]