Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on providing compensation for people with haemophilia who were infected with contaminated blood during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s; and if he will make a statement.
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.