To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Government has not responded to the letter of the hon. Member for Kingston Upon Hull North dated the 1 August 2019 on compensation for victims of the
Cabinet Office
As Minister for the Cabinet Office, I have Ministerial responsibility for the Infected Blood Inquiry. I replied to the letter from the hon. Member for Kingston Upon Hull on 30 September, and have apologised to her for the time taken to reply to her letter...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will allocate the additional funding announced by the Chancellor during Spending Round 2019 to compensate people affected by contaminated blood scandal.
Northern Ireland Office
The contaminated blood scandal was a tragedy that has caused unimaginable pain and hurt to victims and their families. The Infected Blood Inquiry is UK-wide and the Inquiry terms of reference include consideration of financial assistance across all the na...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter dated 30 April 2019 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected
Department of Health and Social Care
As stated in the letter sent to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 30 April 2019, the Government is committed to working with its counterparts in the devolved administrations to look at the issue of parity of support across the United Kingdom. I h...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a Barnett consequential to the existing Northern Ireland infected blood payment scheme.
Department of Health and Social Care
As stated in the letter sent to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 30 April 2019, the Government is committed to working with its counterparts in the devolved administrations to look at the issue of parity of support across the United Kingdom. I h...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter from the hon. Member for Edinburgh East of 14 January 2019 and response from the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, of 12 March 2019, if she will make a
Department for Work and Pensions
It is important that claimants are reassessed at appropriate intervals to ensure that their benefit entitlement is correct, as a person’s health condition and its impact on their capacity to work can change. The Department does not therefore consider it a...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the support provided to people through the England Infected Blood Support Scheme.
Department of Health and Social Care
Following two extensive public consultations in 2016 and 2017, the current infected blood support scheme for England was introduced in 2017. These reforms committed an additional £125 million of support to those affected over the Spending Review period to...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with relation to the oral contribution from the Prime Minister on 20th February 2019 in Volume 654, Column 1465, whether the commitment to waiving legal privilege in respect to the Infected Blood Inquiry was ma
Cabinet Office
The Government is committed to full disclosure to the Infected Blood Inquiry, and no historical record or document relevant to the Inquiry will be withheld from it.In his statement on Disclosure and Legal Professional Privilege (LPP), Sir Brian Langstaff ...
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Cabinet Office
Until the report of the Infected Blood Inquiry is received it is difficult to commit to implement its recommendations. However, on receipt of the Inquiry’s report the Government will make a full statement to Parliament and will give the Inquiry’s recommen...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether it is the Government's policy that victims in Northern Ireland of the infected blood scandal deserve as a matter of urgency the same financial recognition as those in Scotland, England and Wales
Northern Ireland Office
I am happy to confirm that The Infected Blood Inquiry is UK-wide and includes Northern Ireland. The contaminated blood scandal was an appalling tragedy and I urge all victims from Northern Ireland, or family members of victims, to engage with the Public I...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194124 on Blood: Contamination, what plans he has to increase the level of financial support provide to people affected by infected blood and blo
Department of Health and Social Care
The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS), administered by NHS Business Services Authority, was launched on 1 November 2017 following two public consultations in 2016 and 2017. These consultations sought views on the proposed reforms to the EIBSS ...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the October 2018 letter from Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, what plans he has to he has to enhance financial and psychological support to those affected by infected b
Cabinet Office
It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to me...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Northern Ireland affected by the contaminated blood scandal; and if he will make a statement.
Cabinet Office
The Infected Blood Inquiry's terms of reference require the Inquiry to ascertain, as far as practicable, the likely numbers of people who have been infected (directly or indirectly) in consequence of the use of infected blood and the use of infected blood...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral Answer of 14 November 2018, Official Report, column 298, on the Infected Blood Inquiry, whether his reference to compensation relates to acceptance of Government liability or ex-gratia payme
Cabinet Office
During Cabinet Office Oral Questions on Wednesday 14 November, in response to questions about the Infected Blood Inquiry from Member for Manchester, Withington Jess Smith MP and the Member for Kingston upon Hull North Diana Johnson MP, I used the word “co...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what locations in Northern Ireland will hearings in the contaminated blood inquiry take place; and if he will make a statement.
Cabinet Office
The Infected Blood Inquiry's terms of reference require the Inquiry to ascertain, as far as practicable, the likely numbers of people who have been infected (directly or indirectly) in consequence of the use of infected blood and the use of infected blood...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on how the Infected Blood Inquiry will be run.
Cabinet Office
It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to meet the Inquir...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to hold discussions with the devolved administrations on a UK-wide response to Sir Brian Langstaff's letter on the contaminated blood scandal.
Cabinet Office
It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to meet the Inquir...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 18 October 2018, Infected Blood Inquiry, HCWS1021, when his Department became aware that the email containing the retention notice was not delivered to Gove
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office became aware of this issue at the beginning of October, and tookimmediate steps to ascertain what had happened and why, and to seek reassurance fromdepartments that they had received the notification when it was resent on 11 June, andth...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all government bodies must automatically make available all files that are relevant to the contaminated blood inquiry.
Department of Health and Social Care
The Infected Blood Inquiry is a statutory inquiry, independent of Government, with powers to require the production of evidence. The Department is committed to being fully transparent and cooperative with the Inquiry and all requests for disclosure, inclu...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contaminated blood inquiry has submitted its recommendations to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Cabinet Office
Sir Brian Langstaff, the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, wrote to me on 7 June with his recommendations for the Inquiry’s terms of reference. I will announce the terms of reference as soon as possible, following consultation with the Devolved Adminis...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, reference to the written statement HCWS464, on 8 February 2018 on the Infected Blood Inquiry, whether the Chair of the inquiry will operate with the support of a Panel.
Cabinet Office
As Minister for the Cabinet Office’s statement of 8 February made clear, the Chair will be consulting on the terms of reference for the Inquiry, and will be seeking views of those affected on whether panel members should sit alongside him. Ministers will ...
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Cabinet Office
I as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office am responsible for the Infected Blood Inquiry. I made a written statement on Thursday 8 February, announcing the appointment of Sir Brian Langstaff to head the public Inquir...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement HCWS388 on 21 December 2017 on the Infected Blood Inquiry, for what reasons the Government has not appointed a Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Cabinet Office
I as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office am responsible for the Infected Blood Inquiry. I made a written statement on Thursday 8 February, announcing the appointment of Sir Brian Langstaff to head the public Inquir...
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