Question follow-through · 3612

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the estates of deceased individuals will be eligible to claim for the Unethical Research Awards proposed under the Infected Blood Compensation Regulations.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the estates of deceased individuals will be eligible to claim for the Unethical Research Awards proposed under the Infected Blood Compensation Regulations.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Yes they will be eligible. As set out in the Government’s response to the consultation, every eligible infected person treated for a bleeding disorder within a specific time period will receive an unethical research award. Additionally, people who were tr...

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