To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many reported payments were actually made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act, for the past five years up until the latest year for which figures are available.
The figures are in the table.
Year
| Payments
|
| 1985 | 26 |
| 1986 | 25 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 4 |
Note:
Payment is often made in a different year to that in which the award decision is made because of the need to set up a trust fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total cost of running the vaccine damage payment scheme for the last three years up until the latest year for which figures are available.
The information is in the table.
| Year | £ |
| 1987 | 1310,000 |
| 1988 | 1155,000 |
| 1989 | 1105,000 |
| 1 Figures contain both administrative costs and payments made under the Act· | |
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications his Department received last year for payments under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act; and what were the figures for each year from 1985.
The information is in the table.
| Year | Number of applications |
| 1985 | 79 |
| 1986 | 79 |
| 1987 | 65 |
| 1988 | 39 |
| 1989 | 53 |