Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on diabetes screening.”
Tabled: 25 August 2020Answered: 1 September 2020
Asked by
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
By the end of last month, approximately £1.1 billion had been paid in total redress to almost 8,000 claimants. This represents a fourfold increase over the past 12 months, with more than 5,000 victims receiving compensation for the first time. We have also committed to extending redress to family members. As the House knows, there is still much left to do, and we are considering carefully the recommendations that Sir Wyn Williams made last week in this regard.