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Infected Blood Inquiry — 341 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2017

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Written Question Commons
06 Jun 2022
Infected Blood Inquiry
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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.

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Government has committed to providing support for those infected and affected. Ex-gratia support has been provided to those affected by this issue since 1988. No policy discussions have taken place with the statutory Inquiry, that is independent. As t... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
11 Mar 2022
England Infected Blood Support Scheme: Veterans
Ian Lavery Labour → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has communicated the right to claim from the England Infected Blood Support scheme to veterans who were infected with hepatitis C and/or HIV in a British Military Hospital.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care There have been no specific communications. Information about the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS), including eligibility, is available on the NHS Business Service Authority’s website. The NHS Business Services Authority also works with a ran... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Mar 2021
England Infected Blood Support Scheme
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving l... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Mar 2021
Blood: Contamination
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving l... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Mar 2021
Blood: Contamination
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure victims and their families involved in the contaminated blood scandal are able to access the necessary legal support require

Government answer
Cabinet Office Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving l... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
06 Jan 2021
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Ian Lavery Labour → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assure Haemophiliacs that the Coronavirus vaccination is safe following evidence given by Professor Ludlam to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The COVID-19 vaccine is made from a non-human source material and so there is no risk of infection from the manufacturing process. There are no components of human or animal origin in any of the COVID-19 vaccines. The quality data for any COVID-19 vaccine... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
17 Jan 2020
Infected Blood Inquiry
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to consult people affected by the Contaminated Blood Scandal on the (a) effect of infection on their health and (b) adequacy of the treatment they received.

Government answer
Cabinet Office I will be meeting with members of the infected and affected community on Tuesday 28th January 2020 to listen to their experiences, so that I can hear first-hand about the issues that matter most to them. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
26 Sep 2019
Members: Correspondence
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Nov 2018
Infected Blood Inquiry
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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.

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
15 Nov 2018
Infected Blood Inquiry
Ian Lavery Labour → Cabinet Office

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.

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
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