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Infected Blood Inquiry — 341 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2017

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Written Question Commons
27 Feb 2024
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to (a) identify and (b) contact people in South Antrim constituency who were (i) infected and (ii) affected by the contaminated blood scandal as part of Government preparation

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Statistical Expert Group, established by the Infected Blood Inquiry, has provided valuable insight into the numbers of infections from blood and blood products in the UK between 1970 and 1991 and subsequent survival rates. Since October 2022, the Gove... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
27 Feb 2024
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Cabinet Office

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, published on 5 April 202

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Statistical Expert Group, established by the Infected Blood Inquiry, has provided valuable insight into the numbers of infections from blood and blood products in the UK between 1970 and 1991 and subsequent survival rates. Since October 2022, the Gove... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
27 Feb 2024
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Cabinet Office

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

Government answer
Cabinet Office The Statistical Expert Group, established by the Infected Blood Inquiry, has provided valuable insight into the numbers of infections from blood and blood products in the UK between 1970 and 1991 and subsequent survival rates. Since October 2022, the Gove... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
04 Sep 2019
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Northern Ireland Office

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.

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
04 Jun 2019
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Department of Health and Social Care

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

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
04 Jun 2019
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Department of Health and Social Care

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.

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
14 Jan 2019
Blood: Contamination
Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist Party → Northern Ireland Office

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

Government answer
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... Read full answer →
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