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HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeOn the first point, the Government have accepted the figures suggested by Sir Robert Francis in full, and I re-emphasise, because it is so important, that these awards are a small…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeThe hon. Lady makes a valid point. What she says about encouragement, support, proactive communication and clarity is hugely important. She is entirely right to raise the issue of…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeThe thoughts of the whole House will be with the hon. Gentleman’s constituent on the unimaginable loss of her daughter. If he wants to write to me, I am more than happy to look at…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeNow that the regulations have been laid, as I indicated, it is operationalised, and I know Sir Robert Francis will now be moving as swiftly as he can to be in a position to…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeThe thoughts of the whole House will be with the right hon. Gentleman’s constituent, and I know from my own service in this House in previous Parliaments that he has raised this…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks and, as ever, his constructive tone. He raises an important point about how Members of Parliament can continue to raise…02 Sept 2024HANSARDUK Covid-19 Inquiry Response Costs: Quarter 1 2024-25The covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK covid-19 inquiry is crucial in examining the UK’s response to and impact of the covid-19…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I think this is the first time that I have spoken with you in the Chair, so I congratulate you on your election. I am grateful for the opportunity…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for the constructive tone of that contribution and her recognition of the importance of meeting that deadline. She is entirely right to raise the…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman not only for his work in Government in seeking to deliver this compensation package, but for the constructive tone he has taken in…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. On the first point he makes about his constituent who has received a payment but without any clear explanation, one of the…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend. The report sets out the five different areas of loss: those from injury and the social impact, then the autonomy award for the real effect on…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI can reassure the right hon. Lady that in advance of the action I took in the summer, I spoke to the Health Ministers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I am very committed…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI entirely agree on the importance of the Governments across the United Kingdom working together on this issue, and that is exactly the approach that I took in doing this work…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryYes, I can give that commitment. I should really emphasise its importance. As I indicated a moment or two ago, we are committed to the introduction of a duty of candour; we are…26 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryWhether individuals are prosecuted is rightly a matter that is independent of Government; that is for the Crown Prosecution Service. What I do undertake to do is ensure that all…26 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI am sure the whole House extends its sympathies to my hon. Friend on the loss of his grandmother as a consequence of this scandal. He is entirely right to highlight the impact…26 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryWe have to listen to the relatives, including the children, of those who have died as a result of this scandal. It is an awful fact that thousands of people have died. Now we must…26 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. He points to one of the deep issues across this debate, and indeed across other scandals such as Horizon and Hillsborough: there…26 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI do give that commitment, and I hope the House will see that the Government have moved swiftly to update Members. It is critical that the whole House gets to have a full debate…26 Jul 2024