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HANSARDSpeakers at Government Events: Social Media HistoryI have nothing to hide. If the hon. Gentleman would like it published, I will publish it. It is internal guidance, and it therefore tends to be internal, but I will lay a copy in…11 May 2023HANSARDSpeakers at Government Events: Social Media HistoryThe Cabinet Office has drawn up guidance to help protect civil service values. Taxpayers’ money should not unwittingly be used to pay for speakers linked to abhorrent…11 May 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is right that, alas, the victims continue to die. Sir Brian makes a comment in his second interim report that we do not know the full scale of the medical…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI can confirm that. Most of us in our constituency capacities have been aware of the victims of this dreadful scandal. Through the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North…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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and for his welcome for the concept of a central body. That was not an area of dispute, but there was a slightly difference emphasis in…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 UpdateAs I said before, children are a particularly harrowing aspect of the scandal. Sir Brian has made specific recommendations. We are not responding to those recommendations today,…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that that is exactly the process we are going through. We are working through Sir Brian’s report and his specific recommendations, including…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe hon. Lady raises an extremely good point about the evidence to be produced to access any future compensation scheme. There is a minor point of difference between the two…19 Apr 2023