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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

The Cabinet Office and Infected Blood Compensation Authority are administering the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme to provide redress for victims of contaminated blood products and unethical research. The scheme is undergoing consultation on proposed changes, including eligibility criteria for deceased individuals' estates and unethical research awards. This addresses historical harm from infected blood transfusions and related medical misconduct.


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2026

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14 Apr 2026 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

UIN: HCWS1510 Today, I have laid the Government Response to the public consultation on proposed changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. I have also published the accompanying report by the Technical Expert Group.We consulted on seven specific areas of …

14 Apr 2026 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

UIN: HLWS1516 My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:Today, I have laid the Government Response to the public consultation on proposed changes …

10 Apr 2026 | Written question linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of claimants to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme who have less than 12 months to live; and whether they are being prioritised. Answer: IBCA …

27 Mar 2026 | Written question linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they gave to the treatment of estates in the consultation on the proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme which ended on 22 January. Answer: On 30 October, the Government launched a …

26 Mar 2026 | Written question linked

Hepatitis

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration is being given to altering the Hepatitis C Financial Loss Award to reflect people who received older and more harmful treatments; and if he will make a statement. Answer: In …

26 Mar 2026 | Written question linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what considerations have been given to extending the cut-off date for eligibility for the Unethical Research Award in the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme beyond 1984, given the evidence in the Infected Blood …

26 Mar 2026 | Written question linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a tax on companies which benefited from (1) the research conducted on British infected blood victims, and (2) the drugs used to treat infected blood patients; and what …

24 Mar 2026 | Written question linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) consultation responses and (b) feedback from impacted people on proposed changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme are taken into account. …

20 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, to what extent his Department considered the duties and rights of the (a) Administration of …

6 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reassess compensation amounts under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. Answer: In line with recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry, the Government has publicly consulted on proposed changes to …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infected Blood Compensation Authority will accept a range of evidence for assessing injuries suffered by deceased victims - including medical, social care, police, employment and family records, and Answer: Given …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken of the eligibility criteria for the proposed Special Category Mechanism. Answer: The Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the consultation undertaken on the proposed Special Category Mechanism was assessed against (a) the Gunning Principles and (b) the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles, including requirements relating Answer: The Government launched a …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the consistency of the proposed Special Category Mechanism with the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government’s proposed Special Category Mechanism on access to enhanced awards and appeals for infected and affected people, including individuals who we …

5 Feb 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to help facilitate the participation of bereaved families and representatives of deceased victims in the Technical Expert Group consultation on the Special Category Mechanism; Answer: The …

2025

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11 Dec 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Medical Records

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims process is accessible to people whose historic NHS records are missing or partially redacted. Answer: The …

29 Aug 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for infected blood scandal victims based on whether they contracted HIV or Hepatitis C. Answer: The impact of …

29 Aug 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for deceased infected blood scandal victims based on whether they contracted HIV or Hepatitis C. Answer: The impact …

10 Jul 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delays in the compensation payments which are due to those affected by infected blood following the Infected Blood Inquiry; and who is responsible for them. Answer: The delivery of …

30 Jun 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Hepatitis

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with Hepatitis B who are entitled to compensation from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority. Answer: While there is no way of …

30 Jun 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on compensation for people impacted by infected blood and also by variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Answer: In his …

9 Jun 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Infected Blood Inquiry on effectively sharing data with the Independent Blood Compensation Agency to help (a) increase the speed at which claims can be processed …

30 May 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government will release its publicly accessible dashboard that charts the progress of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. Answer: The Government is committed to continuing to drive forward the implementation of …

21 May 2025 | Policy paper Cabinet Office Infected Blood Compensation Authority Context · primary home: Infected Blood Inquiry Respon… linked

Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group Reports

These reports were produced by the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group to advise on design of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. This page also includes the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group meeting minutes, which should be read in …

13 May 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, if he will review the supplementary route for people for whom the impact of their viruses and their treatments are not fully captured by …

13 May 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tariffs for people infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products. Answer: The impact of a Hepatitis infection can range from very …

13 May 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments he made when giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, when he plans to respond to the five areas of compensation regulations following …

13 May 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, whether he intends to review (a) the compensation regulations and (b) the tariffs. Answer: As I said in my …

7 Apr 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme to distinguish between people subjected to deliberate, non-consensual trials and other people. Answer: The Infected …

7 Apr 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising mono-HCV haemophiliacs as a separate cohort under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. Answer: In March, Parliament approved the Infected Blood …

7 Apr 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what evidential basis the level of compensation for people with (a) Hepatitis C and (b) haemophiliacs infected with HIV under the Infected Blood Compensation scheme was determined. Answer: As recommended by …

7 Apr 2025 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people will be eligible for compensation under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme in (a) Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK. Answer: Due to the nature of …

12 Feb 2025 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Progress on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

UIN: HCWS443 In August 2024, I established the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme in regulations. This enabled the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) to begin making compensation payments to people who are infected and the work to progress payments quickly c...

12 Feb 2025 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Progress on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

UIN: HLWS440 My Right Honourable Friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:In August 2024, I established the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme in regulations. This ena...

2024

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18 Nov 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that Infected Blood compensation payments to the estates of deceased infected people are the same as those for living infected people. Answer: The compensation amounts available to people …

18 Nov 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that affected (a) siblings, (b) children and (c) parents of deceased infected people receive the same Infected Blood compensation payments as affected partners of deceased people. Answer: The …

3 Sep 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has data on the number of people awaiting infected blood compensation in Northern Ireland; and if he will take steps to ensure that compensation is received as a matter …

25 Jul 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will replace the Infected Blood Support Scheme. Answer: There will be no immediate changes to the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS). Under the current proposal published …

25 Jul 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will be open. Answer: The Government is committed to acting on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Report and providing compensation to victims as quickly …

22 May 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Infected Blood Inquiry: The Report published on 20 May, when infected and affected people will receive new interim compensation payments; and when full compensation payments will be made. Answer: It is the …

13 May 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The statement I made on 21st May to Parliament provided clarity on the Government response …

16 Apr 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect full compensation payments to have been made to the victims of the infected blood scandal and to family members of those victims who have already died. Answer: The Government has committed to …

12 Apr 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often he has discussions with the Infected Blood Inquiry on the implementation of compensation recommendations. Answer: I, and my predecessors in this role, have not had formal discussions with members of …

12 Apr 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timeframe is for establishing the arms-length body that will manage the compensation payments stemming from the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The Government has committed to update Parliament through an …

26 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for announcing full compensation payments relating to the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations on compensation following the …

22 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to expedite compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal. Answer: The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations on compensation following the …

20 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had on the appointment of a chair for the compensation arms length body for infected blood victims. Answer: The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian’s recommendations …

20 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether funds have been allocated for (a) interim and (b) full compensation payments in response to the infected blood inquiry.

20 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to start compensation payments once the Infected Blood Inquiry publishes its final report.

18 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Morley and Outwood constituency have received interim compensation payments as a result of (a) their infection and (b) a family member’s infection resulting from contaminated blood or blood …

18 Mar 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, …

28 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of how many people would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, published on …

28 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the terms of reference of the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry will include the recommendations of the reports entitled …

28 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have received interim compensation payments as a result of (a) their infection and (b) their family member’s infection resulting from contaminated blood or blood products in Glenrothes constituen Answer: …

28 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have received interim compensation payments because of (a) their and (b) their family member’s infection from contaminated blood or blood products in Luton South constituency. Answer: The Statistical Expert …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Worcester have received interim compensation payments as a result of (a) their infection and (b) their family member’s infection resulting from contaminated blood or blood products. Answer: The …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in South Antrim constituency have received interim compensation payments as a result of (a) their infection and (b) their family member’s infection resulting from contaminated blood or blood prod …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have received interim compensation payments for (a) their and (b) their family member’s infection from contaminated blood or blood products in Liverpool, Walton constituency. Answer: Since October 2022, the …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, …

27 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to (a) identify and (b) contact people in Liverpool, Walton constituency who were (i) infected and (ii) affected by the contaminated blood scandal, in the context …

23 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second interim report of Infected Blood Inquiry, …

21 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the final compensation recommendations made by the Infected Blood Inquiry in 2023, what plans they have to make interim payments to bereaved parents and children. Answer: First, and most importantly, the suffering of …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consultative appointment process he used to select the (a) chair and (b) members of the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the decision was taken to set up an the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: I refer you to …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the membership of the expert group on compensation for infected blood products. Answer: I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish the (a) advice of and (b) (i) evidence and (ii) methodologies used by the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the terms of reference of the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry include those of the (a) report entitled Compensation …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry has met; and if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry will include (a) a representative of the infected blood community and (b) an …

19 Feb 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry has been given a deadline for their advice; and if his Department will …

24 Jan 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will convene a meeting with his counterparts in the devolved administrations to (a) discuss and (b) implement an infected blood compensation scheme. Answer: The Government is committed to working with …

24 Jan 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the (a) clinical, (b) legal and (c) care experts appointed to inform plans for delivering compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal are. Answer: The Government is in the process …

24 Jan 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to provide (a) compensation and (b) interim payments to those who contracted Hepatitis B through infected blood. Answer: Since October 2022, the Government has made …

24 Jan 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh governments on infected blood (a) compensation and (b) interim payments. Answer: The Government is committed to working with …

24 Jan 2024 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to seek legislative consent for infected blood (a) compensation and (b) interim payments from the devolved administrations. Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Devolved …

2023

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27 Nov 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published 5 April 2023, what his Department's policy is on the implementation of that report's recommendation of interim payments to …

22 Nov 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding is being made available to provide compensation for those affected by the Infected Blood Inquiry; and when this funding will be made available. Answer: I thank the honourable Member for …

20 Nov 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published 5 April 2023, if he will take steps to establish an Arms Length Body to administer the compensation scheme …

7 Jul 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to provide an immediate second interim payment to people who received infected blood and blood products in the context of the compensation arrangements relating to …

29 Jun 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Infected Blood Inquiry's Second Interim Report on compensation, published on 5 April 2023, when he plans to appoint a chair to an Arms Length Body …

29 Jun 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation to infected blood victims before the publication of the full report of the Inquiry. Answer: The Government has accepted …

14 Jun 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to extend compensation payments to the children of people affected by the infected blood scandal who died before they were able to receive payment. Answer: The recommendations of …

14 Jun 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to extend infected blood compensation payments to the children of people affected who died before they were able to receive payment. Answer: The recommendations of the Infected Blood …

20 Apr 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is the chair of the cross-departmental group overseeing the work informed by the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The Cabinet Office chairs a range of cross governmental meetings at official and ministerial …

20 Apr 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who attends the cross-departmental meetings overseeing the work coordinated by the Cabinet Office on the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: The Cabinet Office chairs a range of cross governmental meetings at official and …

18 Apr 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he held with the devolved administrations on the infected blood inquiry or infected blood compensation framework in December 2022. Answer: The UK Government liaised closely with the Devolved Administrations …

14 Apr 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (c) other Cabinet colleagues on the provision of financial …

14 Apr 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to provide financial compensation to infected blood victims. Answer: I refer the honourable members to the statement made on Wednesday April 19 2023, in response to the …

9 Feb 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make it its policy to offer interim compensation payments to the (a) estates, (b) parents and (c) children of people who have died as a result of infected …

1 Feb 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement on Infected Blood Inquiry of 15 December 2022, Official Report column 1249, if he will publish a plan for the delivery of compensation to the infected …

1 Feb 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement on Infected Blood Inquiry of 15 December 2022, Official Report column 1249, what steps he is taking to consult the infected blood community on compensation for …

1 Feb 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement on Infected Blood Inquiry of 15 December 2022, Official Report column 1249, when the process of verification and registration of the affected groups of people who …

6 Jan 2023 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation 16 of the Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood: recommendations for a framework report, published on 7 June 2022. when the Government will establish an …

2022

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14 Dec 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the response of the Government to the Sir Robert Francis KC Infected Blood Compensation Study; and what the method of payment will be for those people in …

19 Oct 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will disclose the method of payment for those people receiving an interim payment as part of the Infected Blood inquiry. Answer: In his interim report of 29 July, Sir Brian …

17 Oct 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement made on 5 September 2022, what progress the Government has made on the commitment that interim payments be made to those infected and affected by …

13 Oct 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

England infected blood support scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Paymaster General to Sir Brian Langstaff of 16 August 2022, what recent progress he has made on providing interim payments to (a) people who were …

5 Sep 2022 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Infected blood - Interim Compensation

UIN: HCWS279 The Infected Blood Inquiry has heard first hand details of the terrible suffering experienced by the victims of infected blood over many years, and the urgent need to address the financial uncertainty faced by many.This Government commissioned Sir …

5 Sep 2022 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Infected blood - Interim Compensation

UIN: HLWS276 My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General (Michael Ellis QC MP) has today made the following statement:The Infected Blood Inquiry has heard first hand details of the terrible suffering experienced by …

2 Sep 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the interim report by Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 29 July 2022, and the endorsement in that report of the interim payment recommendations …

2 Sep 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir Brian Langstaff’s interim report on the Infected Blood Inquiry, if he will make it his policy to adopt the report’s recommendation that interim payments should be immediately made …

21 Jul 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to make interim compensation payments to infected blood support scheme beneficiaries before a compensation scheme is established; and if he will make a statement. Answer: On 16 …

19 Jul 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir Robert Francis QC's Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study, published in June 2022, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and other stakeholders regarding funding the com Answer: …

14 Jul 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood: recommendations for a framework, published on 7 June 2022, what assessment he has …

13 Jul 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood, Recommendations for a Framework, what impact assessment has been undertaken relating to the …

6 Jun 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Infected Blood Inquiry on (a) ongoing funding for the support scheme payments and (b) financial settlements recommended in Sir Robert Francis' report. Answer: …

15 Mar 2022 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Study on Infected Blood Compensation Framework

UIN: HLWS665 My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General (Michael Ellis QC MP) has today made the following statement:On 20 May 2021, the Government announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC, to …

28 Feb 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm that (a) Sir Robert Francis' Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study will be published soon after he has received it and (b) it will be given to the Infected …

4 Jan 2022 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of proposing a timeline to respond to Sir Robert Francis QC’s report in relation to …

2021

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22 Sep 2021 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for publication of the outcome of the infected blood inquiry compensation consultation. Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my …

24 May 2021 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people affected by contaminated blood products will have access to legal representation for the infected blood compensation framework review. Answer: The compensation framework study …

25 Mar 2021 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Update

UIN: HCWS895 Today I am providing an update on parity of financial support, the commitment to considering a compensation framework, and enhancements to the psychological support for the victims of the Infected Blood tragedy.ParityIn July 2019, a UK-wide agreement was …

25 Mar 2021 | Announcement Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Update

UIN: HLWS882 My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Paymaster General (Penny Mordaunt MP) has today made the following written statement:Today I am providing an update on parity of financial support, the commitment to considering a compensation framework, and enhancements to the …

19 Mar 2021 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the Welsh Government and (b) the other devolved administrations on implementing a framework for compensation for the victims …

15 Mar 2021 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

England Infected Blood Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure individuals and families affected by the contaminated blood scandal are adequately compensated. Answer: Work is currently underway …

15 Mar 2021 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will introduce a full bereavement pension for people affected by the contaminated blood scandal in England. Answer: Work is currently underway across …

2020

4 events
15 Jun 2020 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will allocate funding to ensure that widows and widowers in the four nations of the UK are included in Infected Blood ex gratia support schemes until the Infected Blood …

16 Mar 2020 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the payment of compensation to people in Northern Ireland affected by the contaminated blood scandal before the conclusion of the …

13 Feb 2020 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to meet representatives of victims and families of the contaminated blood scandal on a framework for compensation, before the conclusion of the Infected Blood Inquiry. Answer: In January …

12 Feb 2020 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department uses to select the patient-side participants in meetings on resolving the contaminated blood scandal. Answer: The attendance list for the recent meeting between Ministers and campaigners was the …

2018

1 event
2 Jul 2018 | Policy paper Cabinet Office linked

Infected Blood Inquiry Terms of Reference

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington and Chair of the independent Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff have published the Terms of Reference of the Inquiry.

2017

2 events

2012

2 events

2010

10 events

2009

3 events