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Written question asked by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the smallpox contract awarded to Powderject and supplied by Bavarian Nordic is to be subcontracted to IDT.
Answer

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the smallpox contract awarded to Powderject and supplied by Bavarian Nordic is to be subcontracted to IDT. [67557] Mr. Hutton: The contract has been awarded to PowderJect. Therefore, PowderJect is responsible for the supply of properly manufactured vaccine that meets our specific requirements. Under the terms of this contract, the smallpox vaccine will be manufactured in Germany by Impfstoffwerke Dessau Tornav GmbH (IDT).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
390 c351W; 67557
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Contracts Vaccination PowderJect Smallpox
Link
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