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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the Infected Blood Compensation Authority can make effective determinations on compensation where medical records of applicants are unavailable.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 4 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 8 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the Infected Blood Compensation Authority can make effective determinations on compensation where medical records of applicants are unavailable.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Given the historic nature of the infected blood scandal, the Government recognises that not all medical records will still be available. The Scheme has been designed to minimise as far as possible the burden on those applying, and as set out in the Infect...

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