Contaminated Blood Debate
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David Mowat
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(13 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
No, they will not. From our point of view, eligibility will simply be based on a diagnosis of their condition.
David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con)
I, too, welcome the statement, particularly the attempt to get better parity between HIV and hepatitis C. However, I remain slightly concerned about the definition of stage 2. What proportion of hepatitis C complainants does the Minister expect to progress to stage 2? He must have estimated that number in order to put a financial amount on the settlement.
Mr Lansley
I regret that I cannot give such an estimate to my hon. Friend. The estimate that I have given is a range that extends from £100 million to £130 million during the life of this Parliament. If one were to go beyond that period, the parameters of the range would widen, not least because we do not, and cannot, know to what extent this infection is likely to progress to the second stage of these diseases.