Question follow-through · 87251
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Medical Records
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims process is accessible to people whose historic NHS records are difficult to locate.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 13 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims process is accessible to people whose historic NHS records are difficult to locate.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Nov 2025
Answer published
Given the historic nature of the infected blood scandal, the Government recognises that not all medical records will still be available. The Compensation Scheme has been designed to minimise as far as possible the burden on those applying, and eligibility...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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