Oral QuestionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

What progress the Government has made on securing an adequacy decision from the EU to ensure uninterrupted UK-EU data transfers after the UK leaves the EU.

Tabled: 29 October 2018Answered: 1 November 2018

Asked by

Bill Esterson

LabourSefton Central

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Nick Thomas-Symonds)

The consultation on the compensation scheme closes today. I am grateful to all who have shared their views. The Government will consider the consultation carefully and respond within 12 weeks. I am pleased to tell the House that, as promised, the first payments to affected people were made by the end of 2025, and that as of 13 January, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority has made over £2.4 billion in compensation offers.