National Health Service

Part of First Minister's Question Time — Scottish executive – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:30 pm on 5 October 2000.

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Photo of Ben Wallace Ben Wallace Conservative 2:30, 5 October 2000

Can the First Minister tell us why the Executive did not inform the flu vaccine industry of the need for an increase in the production of the vaccine until 22 April this year, exactly one month after the appropriate deadline, which may lead to a shortage of supply this winter? Will he therefore give us his personal assurance that he is satisfied that the Executive's measures that are now in place will avoid a repeat of the crisis that we saw last year in the NHS?