Parliamentary Activity
Infected Blood Inquiry — 385 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2017
Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
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 the co...
Opening of Further Interim Compensation Payments for Victims of Infected Blood
On 9 July 2025 the Infected Blood Inquiry published its Additional Report on Compensation. The Inquiry made a number of recommendations to the Cabinet Office and to the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) to ensure that fair compensation is provi...
Appointing the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group
On 21st July, I updated the House that the Government would be bringing forward further regulations to respond to the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Additional Report. I also informed the House that to make the proposed changes to the Inf...
Consultation response on proposals to regulate NHS managers
Ensuring strong and accountable NHS leadership will be critical to delivering our plan for change and building an NHS fit for the future.We know the important role that high quality leadership plays in fostering a compassionate and transparent culture wit...
Infected Blood Inquiry Additional Report
Today, the Infected Blood Inquiry has published an Additional Report. This additional report reflects the unprecedented nature of the Infected Blood Scandal and the thoroughness of the Inquiry’s investigation. I am grateful to Sir Brian Langstaff and the ...
Government Response to Infected Blood Inquiry 13 March Announcement
Yesterday, the Infected Blood Inquiry set out its intention to publish an additional report. The Inquiry also published a number of witness statements, including ones provided by the Cabinet Office, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and a number o...
End of year update on the government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations
The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report was published on 20 May 2024 and made 12 recommendations. The recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff are wide-ranging, well considered, and necessarily complex.In the months since the publication of the Inqui...
Consultation on proposals to regulate NHS managers
Ensuring strong and accountable NHS leadership will be critical to fixing a broken NHS and delivering our Health Mission. We know the important role that high quality leadership plays in fostering a positive, compassionate, and transparent culture within ...
Update on Interim Compensation Payments for Victims of Infected Blood
In May, the Infected Blood Inquiry produced its final report and the country heard the full extent to which thousands of men, women, and children had their lives overturned by the use of infected blood and blood products in the NHS. The infected blood sca...
Infected Blood Compensation Authority Independent Member Appointments
I should like to inform the House that I have appointed three interim Non-Executive Board Members to the Infected Blood Compensation Authority under Part 3 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024:Russell Frith, appointed as an Interim Audit and Risk Board M...
Publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry Report
Today, Sir Brian Langstaff has published the final report of the independent Infected Blood Inquiry. I am authorising a copy of the report to be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.I am very grateful to Sir Brian for his forensic and detailed report...
Update on the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry
On 18 December 2023 I updated the House that the Government would appoint a group of clinical, legal and social care experts to advise the Cabinet Office on detailed technical considerations of responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s recommendations on...
Update on the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry
The Infected Blood Inquiry Chair has announced that the Inquiry’s final report has been delayed from Autumn 2023 and will now be published in March 2024. I recognise the calls for urgency from those who have suffered and continue to suffer, and I remain c...
Infected blood - Interim Compensation
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 Robert ...
Publication of Sir Robert Francis QC’s infected blood compensation study
Today the Government is publishing the study by Sir Robert Francis QC, which was commissioned by my predecessor as Paymaster General, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP.The study makes recommendations for a framework for compensation and redress for the victims...
Study on Infected Blood Compensation Framework
On 20 May 2021, the Government announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC, to carry out a study to look at options for a framework for compensation for people infected and affected by infected blood, and it was agreed that the study would report b...
Update on Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study Terms of Reference
On 20 May my predecessor, my Right Honourable friend, the member for Portsmouth North, announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC to carry out an independent study to look at options for a framework for compensation for victims of infected blood. ...
Infected Blood Support Scheme
Today the Government has announced its intention to increase the financial support for beneficiaries of the infected blood support scheme in England, administered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).This follows a meeting on 21 January 2019 be...
Infected Blood Inquiry
On 24th September, I attended the commemoration that preceded the preliminary hearings of the Infected Blood Inquiry, and watched the moving and powerful testimony from those infected and affected by the infected blood scandal. The commemoration brought h...
Infected Blood Inquiry
I am announcing today the appointment of Sir Brian Langstaff to head the public inquiry into the Infected Blood scandal. The inquiry will be established under the 2005 Inquiries Act, with full powers, including the power to compel the ?production of docum...
Infected Blood Inquiry
As the Government announced last month, a full statutory inquiry into the infected blood scandal will be established under the 2005 Inquiries Act, and sponsored by the Cabinet Office. The inquiry will have full powers, including the power to compel the ?p...
Infected Blood Inquiry
On 11 July 2017, the Prime Minister announced that a full, independent public inquiry would be held into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s, and promised to work with the victims and families of those affected by this tragedy in order t...
Update on Infected Blood Inquiry
Following the announcement of the Government’s intention to hold an inquiry into infected blood on 11th July, I am writing to update the House on progress.Bishop James Jones, former Chair of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and Chair of the Gosport Inde...