Question follow-through · 2745

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the estates relating to individuals who died aged over 18 do not have an associated claim registered by a widow or child.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the estates relating to individuals who died aged over 18 do not have an associated claim registered by a widow or child.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 May 2026

    Answer published

    The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA publishes fortnightly statistics on their website, detailing those who have registered their intent to claim with the service and the progress in deliverin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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