To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with companies involved in the bidding process for contracts to supply (a) smallpox vaccines and (b) TB vaccines; and whether Dr Paul Drayson was referred to.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with companies involved in the bidding process for contracts to supply (a) smallpox vaccines and (b) TB vaccines; and whether Dr Paul Drayson was referred to.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he estimates it would cost to test clinically the smallpox vaccine to be supplied by Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he estimates it would cost to test clinically the smallpox vaccine to be supplied by Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what preparations his Department has made with respect to purchasing further doses of smallpox vaccine, subsequent to the contract awarded to Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what preparations his Department has made with respect to purchasing further doses of smallpox vaccine, subsequent to the contract awarded to Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which company was awarded the contract to produce anti-tuberculosis vaccines for his Department last March; how much the value of that contract came to; and whether the cost represented a significant increase on previous contracts to manufacture similar vaccines. - Includes fact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which company was awarded the contract to produce anti-tuberculosis vaccines for his Department last March; how much the value of that contract came to; and whether the cost represented a significant increase on previous contracts to manufacture similar vaccines. - Includes fact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the contracts to manufacture vaccines awarded to Powderject by his Department over the past two years, stating in each case what vaccines were to be supplied, when the order was placed, what the value of each contract was,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the contracts to manufacture vaccines awarded to Powderject by his Department over the past two years, stating in each case what vaccines were to be supplied, when the order was placed, what the value of each contract was,...

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.

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.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Powderject has guaranteed that the smallpox vaccine to be supplied by them will be free of BSE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Powderject has guaranteed that the smallpox vaccine to be supplied by them will be free of BSE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether during the negotiations for the smallpox vaccine contract he was informed of which company was to manufacture the smallpox vaccine should Powderject be awarded the contract. - Ref to 3 July 2002, 388 c454W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether during the negotiations for the smallpox vaccine contract he was informed of which company was to manufacture the smallpox vaccine should Powderject be awarded the contract. - Ref to 3 July 2002, 388 c454W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the smallpox contract awarded to Powderject is estimated to represent profit for Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the smallpox contract awarded to Powderject is estimated to represent profit for Powderject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures were taken in awarding the contract for smallpox vaccines to Powderject, to ensure value for money. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures were taken in awarding the contract for smallpox vaccines to Powderject, to ensure value for money. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) the first official contact between ministers in his Department and Powderject concerning the smallpox vaccine and (b) the signing of the contract was; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) the first official contact between ministers in his Department and Powderject concerning the smallpox vaccine and (b) the signing of the contract was; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the smallpox vaccine ordered from Powderject will need to be trialled before it can be used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the smallpox vaccine ordered from Powderject will need to be trialled before it can be used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he was informed, at the time of signing the contract with Powderject, that (a) the manufacturing would be sub-contracted to a further company and (b) it would be undertaken outside the UK. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he was informed, at the time of signing the contract with Powderject, that (a) the manufacturing would be sub-contracted to a further company and (b) it would be undertaken outside the UK. - (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the Powderject contract for smallpox vaccines was handled as a matter of national security; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to the answer given on 15 May 2002, 385 c727. (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the Powderject contract for smallpox vaccines was handled as a matter of national security; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to the answer given on 15 May 2002, 385 c727. (Holding answer 8 May 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if Powderject has applied for a licence for the smallpox vaccine; and if such a licence was included in the specification provided by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if Powderject has applied for a licence for the smallpox vaccine; and if such a licence was included in the specification provided by his Department.

Why the smallpox vaccine to be manufactured in Germany by Bavarian Nordic was purchased through an intermediary rather than directly. [HL 4591].

Why the smallpox vaccine to be manufactured in Germany by Bavarian Nordic was purchased through an intermediary rather than directly. [HL 4591].

Which pharmaceutical companies they approached about the purchase of smallpox vaccine; and whether those companies included Bavarian Nordic [HL 3923].

Which pharmaceutical companies they approached about the purchase of smallpox vaccine; and whether those companies included Bavarian Nordic [HL 3923].

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the smallpox vaccine to be acquired under the contract with PowderJect Pharmaceuticals is to be manufactured; and which company will be responsible for its manufacture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the smallpox vaccine to be acquired under the contract with PowderJect Pharmaceuticals is to be manufactured; and which company will be responsible for its manufacture.

Whether they considered the use of the accelerated tendering procedures permitted by European Union procurement rules for the purchase of smallpox vaccines; and, if so, why those procedures were not adopted [HL 3979].

Whether they considered the use of the accelerated tendering procedures permitted by European Union procurement rules for the purchase of smallpox vaccines; and, if so, why those procedures were not adopted [HL 3979].

Further to the statement by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the procurement of smallpox vaccines fell outside the usual rules governing competitive tendering because the procurement concerns national security (18 April, 633 c1075), whether they regard the announcement by PowderJect Pharmaceuticals that it had been awarded a contract for...

Further to the statement by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that the procurement of smallpox vaccines fell outside the usual rules governing competitive tendering because the procurement concerns national security (18 April, 633 c1075), whether they regard the announcement by PowderJect Pharmaceuticals that it had been awarded a contract for...