A majority in the Dutch lower house wants Health Minister Ab Klink to donate A(H1N1) vaccine to the World Health Organisation.

Two of the government coalition parties, Labour and the Christian Union, as well as the opposition Socialist Party and Green Left told Radio Netherlands Worldwide that Mr Klink should act immediately to enable the WHO to supply developing countries with the vaccine.

The Netherlands ordered 34 million doses of flu vaccine when the current pandemic developed, with a view to immunising the entire population. Because of a later decision that only vulnerable groups within the population will be inoculated, a sizeable quantity of the vaccine is surplus to requirements.

Nine other countries, including the United States, Brazil and France, have committed themselves to handing over 10 percent of their national stocks to the WHO. The four parties in The Hague say that Minister Klink should follow suit.

The lower house is debating the Dutch vaccination policy on Thursday. There will also be an emergency debate about an alleged conflict of interests involving the government's flu advisor, virologist Ab Osterhaus, who has shares in a vaccine development company.