Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have started infected blood claims for deceased people have had their claims rejected on the grounds of a lack of medical evidence.

The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA publishes regular statistics on its website, detailing those who have registered their intent to claim with the service and the progress in delivering compensation.

Regarding the matter of whether claims have been rejected or compensation offers lowered due to a lack of medical evidence, IBCA does not publish breakdowns either of the specific awards which individuals have been offered, or of the individual circumstances of claims.