Cabinet Office

Jeff Smith Excerpts

Tuesday 20th November 2018 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from Questions to the Cabinet Office on Wednesday 14 November 2018.

[Jeff Smith]

Last month, the chair of the inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, said that many victims of the infected blood scandal are still living on the breadline today. The inquiry is not due to look at financial support until 2020, so what more now can the Government do to help the people affected?

[Mr Lidington]

As the hon. Gentleman knows, different compensation packages have been agreed by the Department of Health and Social Care in the different parts of the United Kingdom. Sir Brian did ask the Government to look at the case for some additional measures, which are being considered by the Secretary of State for Health and his ministerial team, and the Minister responsible for mental health, my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price), is very willing to talk to the inquiry team about that.

[Official Report, 14 November 2018, Vol. 649, c. 297.]

Letter of correction from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office:

An error has been identified in the response I gave to the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith).

The correct response should have been: