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Written Question
Blood: Contamination
Wednesday 14th October 2020

Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to have discussions with victims and families of the contaminated blood scandal on (a) compensation and (b) other matters.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

This Government remains committed to considering a framework for compensation, as well as actions to address disparities in financial and non-financial support for people infected and affected across the UK.

Cabinet Office officials are working with their colleagues in HM Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care, and health departments in the devolved administrations to take this forward. I will update the House and the Inquiry, and those infected and affected as soon as these considerations have been concluded.