Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support mechanisms for people affected by contaminated blood.
We intend to update the House on our intention to consult on reforming the current system of ex-gratia financial support for people infected with, or affected by, HIV and/or hepatitis C as a result of treatment with National Health Service supplied blood or blood products prior to September 1991. Work on this is ongoing.