Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Commons · Question 72691 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for infected blood scandal victims based on whether they contracted HIV or Hepatitis C.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 4 Sep 2025
The impact of a Hepatitis infection can range from very mild to very severe, including liver failure and death as a direct result of the infection. In its second interim report, the Infected Blood Inquiry recommended that the compensation scheme should re...