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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 October 2024

Debate

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024

Contribution

Some affected persons have also made FOI requests to the Cabinet Office to understand how these decisions are made, including under the public sector equality duty, but the Cabinet Office has refused them. This should be a major alarm call to the Minister: every further refusal compounds the seeping away of trust in the scheme for this group of people. What will the Government do to ensure that they keep affected persons well informed? One affected victim said to me:

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