Oral Question·Home Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 26 March 2024Answered: 15 April 2024
Asked by
James Murray
Labour (Co-op) — Ealing North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Nick Thomas-Symonds)
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority has made the first compensation offers to 11 people, with a total value of more than £13 million. The Government have also paid over £1 billion in interim compensation, and in the Budget we announced £11.8 billion of funding for the scheme. Yesterday, I visited the Infected Blood Compensation Authority office in Newcastle, and I was reassured to see the progress that is being made swiftly and compassionately.