The MP asks the Minister about the funding for the compensation scheme and expresses concern over its adequacy, given the scale of the scandal.

The MP asks about the timing of compensation payments, given that some victims have been waiting for justice for over 40 years.

The MP asks about the full extent of compensation, including support for carers and bereaved family members.

The MP asks about the role of the Department of Health and Social Care in addressing recommendations not covered under the NHS Act 2006.

This scandal represents one of the gravest injustices in the country's history, caused by wrongdoing, delay, and systemic failure. The Labour Party expresses its sincere apology for the suffering endured by victims.

Permanent secretaries and Cabinet Secretaries need to say 'Are we doing something that is right? Are we doing something that is necessary? Are we doing something that will work?' Does my right hon. Friend agree this could have reduced the number of tragedies?

This scandal represents decades of deflection, denial and deceit. The Scottish National party offers victims an apology, thank you for their determination in ensuring their voices were heard.

Will the Prime Minister commit himself unashamedly to ensuring all those in Government recognise their job is to serve the public, not protect themselves?

Will the Prime Minister join me in backing the survivors' call for a duty of candour on all public officials?

I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and, indeed, the words of the Leader of the Opposition. This scandal—the biggest in the history of the NHS—along with the scandals of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and those covered by the Ockenden and Cass reviews, are linked by public servants putting their reputations and that of the NHS above patient safety and care. Time and again, Ministers—including me—have stood at that Dispatch Box under successive Governments, promising that lessons will be learnt. I ask my right hon. Friend: why will it be any different this time?

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and for his apology on behalf of the nation. I also thank Sir Brian for his report. Finally—the truth. It is a vindication of nearly 50 years of campaigning for justice. I pay tribute to all those infected and affected, and also, importantly, to those who have lost their lives in the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Two people, on average, are still dying every week. I wonder whether the Prime Minister understands that, although his Government accepted the moral case for compensation to be paid in December 2022, their failure to act on Sir Brian’s second interim report in April 2023 has added another layer of hurt. I hope very much, following what the Prime Minister has said this afternoon, that by the end of this year compensation payments will start to be made to all those infected and affected.