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 to ...
Cabinet Office
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 to ...
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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.
Cabinet Office
On 30 October, the Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme. The Government particularly welcomes responses from those in the infected blood community, including estate representatives, and fa...
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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 asses
Cabinet Office
The Infected Blood Inquiry recommended that a compensation scheme be set up as soon as possible, and by centrally funding the scheme, the Government has been able quickly allocate the money necessary.The Government firmly believes that access to redress i...
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My Rt Hon. Friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:On 9 July 2025 the Infected Blood Inquiry published its Additional Report on Compensation. The Inquiry...
Cabinet Office
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:On 9 July 2025 the Infected Blood Inquiry published its Additional Report on Compensation. The Inquiry...
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My Right Honourable friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:On 21st July, I updated the House that the Government would be bringing forward further regulations to re...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:On 21st July, I updated the House that the Government would be bringing forward further regulations to re...
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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.
Cabinet Office
The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA has opened the service to those who are living with infection, registered with a support scheme, and prioritising those who are nearing the end of their li...
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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, the Infected Blood Inquiry has published an Additional Report. This additional report ...
Cabinet Office
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, the Infected Blood Inquiry has published an Additional Report. This additional report ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many victims of contaminated blood in the UK were infected with hepatitis D in addition to hepatitis B; and how this has affected their prognosis.
Department of Health and Social Care
The work undertaken so far to address the issues regarding contaminated blood in the United Kingdom has been related to the hepatitis C and HIV infections.The Infected Blood Inquiry, in its Expert Report to the Infected Blood Inquiry: Statistics noted in ...
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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:Yesterday, the Infected Blood Inquiry set out its intention to publish an additional report. T...
Cabinet Office
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:Yesterday, the Infected Blood Inquiry set out its intention to publish an additional report. T...
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Department has not made an estimate of the number of patients that became infected after the year 1980, although we have estimates for infections occurring in a wider timeframe. The Department used the principle number presented by the Infected Blood ...
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Department has not made an estimate of the number of patients that became infected after the year 1980, although we have estimates for infections occurring in a wider timeframe. The Department used the principle number presented by the Infected Blood ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many public inquiries chaired by a judge since 2015 (1) had within their terms of reference the power to recommend individual compensation payments, and did so; (2) did not have the power within their terms of reference
Cabinet Office
The terms of reference for a public inquiry determine an inquiry’s scope. Since 2015, none of the terms of reference for public inquiries (whether or not led by a judicial chair) have specifically required an inquiry to make recommendations related to com...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many public inquiries with a non-judicial chair since 2015 (1) had within their terms of reference the power to recommend individual compensation payments, and did so; (2) did not have the power within their terms of re
Cabinet Office
The terms of reference for a public inquiry determine an inquiry’s scope. Since 2015, none of the terms of reference for public inquiries (whether or not led by a judicial chair) have specifically required an inquiry to make recommendations related to com...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many departmental reviews since 2015 (1) had within their terms of reference the power to recommend individual compensation payments, and did so; (2) did not have the power within their terms of reference to recommend c
Cabinet Office
The terms of reference for a public inquiry determine an inquiry’s scope. Since 2015, none of the terms of reference for public inquiries (whether or not led by a judicial chair) have specifically required an inquiry to make recommendations related to com...
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My Right Honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has todaymade the following statement:The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report was published on 20 May 2024 and made 12 recommendations. The recommendatio...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has todaymade the following statement:The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report was published on 20 May 2024 and made 12 recommendations. The recommendatio...
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My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) has made the following statement:Ensuring strong and accountable NHS leadership will be critical to fixing a broken NHS and delivering our Health Mission. We know the im...
Department of Health and Social Care
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) has made the following statement:Ensuring strong and accountable NHS leadership will be critical to fixing a broken NHS and delivering our Health Mission. We know the im...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to implement recommendation 9(e) of the Infected Blood Inquiry report while maintaining consistency with existing NHS England commissioning guidelines, continuing to improve standards of care and quality of
Department of Health and Social Care
I recognise that the findings of the inquiry’s final report are deeply shocking, and the Government is committed to acting on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry.The Government is considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations, and will provide ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the recommendations in the Infected Blood Inquiry report for the MHRA as regulator of medicines in the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care
I recognise that the findings of the inquiry’s final report are deeply shocking, and the Government is committed to acting on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry.The Government is considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations, and will provide ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how they interpret the phrase "where clinically appropriate" in recommendation 9(e) of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, and how this will preserve patient choice and clinical judgement based on the latest clinical evidenc
Department of Health and Social Care
I recognise that the findings of the inquiry’s final report are deeply shocking, and the Government is committed to acting on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry.The Government is considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations, and will provide ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recommendations in the Infected Blood Inquiry report, what assessment they have made of the safety and efficacy of modern plasma-derived therapies.
Department of Health and Social Care
The Government is considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations, including recommendation 9 that relates to the use of alternatives to plasma-derived medicines. We will provide an update to Parliament on the progress we are making by the end of the ye...
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My Right Honourable friend the Pay Master General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:"In May, the Infected Blood Inquiry produced its final report and the country heard the full extent ...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend the Pay Master General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:"In May, the Infected Blood Inquiry produced its final report and the country heard the full extent ...
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My Right Honourable friend, the Pay Master General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:I should like to inform the House that I have appointed three interim Non-Executive Board Me...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Pay Master General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:I should like to inform the House that I have appointed three interim Non-Executive Board Me...
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