Question follow-through · 51067

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on reducing the time taken to provide full compensation to people affected by the infected blood scandal; and what steps he is taking to ensure compensation is provided to victim

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
8 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on reducing the time taken to provide full compensation to people affected by the infected blood scandal; and what steps he is taking to ensure compensation is provided to victim

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). Whilst the roll out of the scheme is an operational decision for IBCA as an independent body, I fully support their commitment to moving forward as swiftly as p...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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