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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

Commons · Question 44816 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what evidential basis the level of compensation for people with (a) Hepatitis C and (b) haemophiliacs infected with HIV under the Infected Blood Compensation scheme was determined.

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 22 Apr 2025

As recommended by the Inquiry, the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme has been designed as a tariff-based framework. The proposed tariffs were developed on the advice of the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group, which included clinical and legal a...