Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-05-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) claims and (b) payments were made following claim approval for vaccine damage for whooping cough in each year since 2003.

Justin Tomlinson

Information regarding claims and awards in respect of each particular disease/vaccine is unavailable. This is because this information is not collected or collated.

The Vaccine Damage Payments Unit administers the Scheme but do not collate information about vaccinations given to those claiming or receiving a payment under the scheme. As a number of vaccinations are often given in close proximity, often on the same day, it is not always possible to state categorically which has caused the adverse reaction. Such data is not required for the administration of the scheme.