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Infected Blood: Support

Thursday 8 December 2022 · 3 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 3 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The interim payment of 100,000 was made to registered partners in full compliance with Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendations.
  • Work is ongoing to respond to the compensation framework study commissioned by the government.
  • Updates on progress will be provided soon as the work towards completing the Langstaff report continues.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Wendy Morton Con Aldridge-Brownhills
NHS
Context

Sir Brian Langstaff recommended interim payments for infected and bereaved partners registered on UK support schemes. Wendy Morton highlights the long-term campaigning of her constituents to right this historic wrong.

Question

What steps are you taking with Cabinet colleagues to support victims of the infected blood scandal? Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendation was met with an interim payment of £100,000 for registered partners in October. My constituents have been campaigning for a long time to address this historic wrong.

Answer from Jeremy Quin

The interim payment of £100,000 was made in full compliance with Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendation. The compensation framework study was commissioned to ensure a swift response to the inquiry's recommendations. Work is ongoing and an update on progress will be provided shortly.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific date for responding to the Langstaff report not given

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Q2 Wendy Morton Con Aldridge-Brownhills
NHS
Context

The Langstaff report will likely be published midway through next year. Diana R. Johnson and the Paymaster General met to discuss trust-building with infected and affected individuals.

Question

The Government promised a statement in response to Sir Robert Francis's review of the compensation framework. Can you specify when we will receive that statement?

Answer from Jeremy Quin

The interim payment was made, meeting Langstaff's interim recommendations fully. The work on responding to the report is ongoing and updates will be provided soon as we progress towards completing the Langstaff report.

Partly answered

Not addressed: No specific date given for government's statement

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Q3 Diana R. Johnson Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
NHS
Context

The Government promised a statement in response to the review by Sir Robert Francis KC of the framework for compensation.

Question

May I remind you how difficult it has been to build trust with those affected and infected, treated badly over decades? Can we have a date on which we will receive the government's statement?

Answer from Jeremy Quin

The interim payment was made, meeting Langstaff's interim recommendations fully. Work is ongoing and updates will be provided soon as we progress towards completing the Langstaff report.

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Not addressed: No specific date given for government's statement

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