Question follow-through · 125386
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase the speed at which compensation payments are issued by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to affected people.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase the speed at which compensation payments are issued by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to affected people.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority has paid over £2 billion in compensation payments. As of 1 October 2025, IBCA had asked every living infected person who is registered with a support scheme to come forward and start their claim. IBCA has now open...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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