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HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for recognising that there is a great deal of work to be done. I have already referred to the point about the register. Were we to adopt the clear…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI do not dispute for a second Sir Brian’s comment that time without redress is harmful, to which my hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) referred. We want…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateMy right hon. Friend speaks with a great deal of knowledge on this subject. I am very grateful—I repeat this, as did he—to Sir Brian for producing a comprehensive and thorough…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. This has been a long, long-term scandal. It started in the ’70s and ’80s, and it has taken many, many years to get to this stage. But the…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe right hon. Lady has been a constant and incredibly effective champion for those affected and infected. It was about time, but it was this Government who instituted this…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI thank the hon. Lady for her remarks. She was right to pay tribute to many MPs in the House, including the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) and…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI totally understand where the hon. Lady is coming from. We all have constituents in that situation. There are tens of thousands of people who are affected across the whole of the…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI totally understand where my hon. Friend is coming from. It is critical that the answers we produce in response to the report are readily understood and have the buy-in of all…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateLet me reassure my hon. Friend that although I referred in my statement to areas where Sir Robert and Sir Brian presented different nuances and views, I would not wish that to be…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateIt will be a great pleasure to return to the House with more substance when I can. It is important, even though we received the comprehensive report only eight working days ago,…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement to update the House on the infected blood inquiry. The Government welcome the publication of the infected blood…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateIt would be wrong to characterise the circumstance today as one of no progress. The fact that Sir Brian Langstaff has produced this report is a huge step forward. It is fantastic…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateMy hon. Friend raises a good point. Work was undertaken prior to the release of the second interim report, based on Sir Robert’s original study, which helps us considerably. We…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe hon. Lady is very clear, as is Sir Brian in his report. There is no dispute over what Sir Brian is recommending. I cannot give that commitment now. There are processes across…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCorrespondence from MPs and Peers: 2022 DataI am today publishing reports on the performance of Departments and agencies based on substantive replies to correspondence received from Members of Parliament and peers in 2022.…30 Mar 2023HANSARDProcurement Exclusion Update: Bain & CompanyIn August 2022, Bain & Company and its global affiliates were excluded from bidding for UK Government business. Following the decision, Bain & Company has co-operated with our…21 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud Landscape Report 2020-21Today the Government are publishing the 2020-21 fraud landscape report. This follows the establishment of the new Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) in August last year to raise…21 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctions Regimes for Public Procurement: SuppliersThe UK and its international partners stand shoulder to shoulder in implementing sanctions against malignant actors on the international stage. This includes the most severe…16 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctions Regimes for Public Procurement: SuppliersFar from sidelining SMEs, the Government are absolutely focused on ensuring that they get a fairer share of the Government procurement pie. I am delighted that the Procurement…16 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctions Regimes for Public Procurement: SuppliersWe set out in policy procurement note 01/22 our approach to public procurement and links with Russia. That PPN speaks for itself, and I am sure the hon. Lady is familiar with it.…16 Mar 2023