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Mr. Rooker
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 have been received; how many approved for payment; how many rejected and appealed against; and whether any appeals have been successful, at the latest convenient date.
Sir George Young
The information is as follows:
| VACCINE DAMAGE PAYMENTS ACT 1979 (Position at 19 October 1979) | |
| 1. Claims received | 2,525 |
| 2. Claims initially determined—of which | 2,366 |
| (a) payment due | 297 |
| (b) payment not due because the Secretary of State is not satisfied that— | |
| (i) the statutory conditions in section 2 are fulfilled | 67 |
| (ii) the disabled person was severely disabled as a result of vaccination | 2,002 |
b)(ii) have asked for their cases to be reviewed, and to date tribunals have determined six applications in the claimants' favour.