Blood: Contamination
(asked on 9th March 2021) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make additional funding available to the Department of Health to enable improvements in the infected blood support schemes.
This question was answered on 12th March 2021
The Budget confirmed that the existing health grant for those affected by Thalidomide will continue when the existing funding commitment expires in 2022/23.
Infected blood support schemes were established in 2017, following the publication of the Penrose Inquiry, and the government confirmed increased financial support in 2019 for those infected and affected.
We will consider any recommendations when the Infected Blood Inquiry reports, including any around financial support.