Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of court cases in Bolton.”
Tabled: 16 November 2022Answered: 22 November 2022
Asked by
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour — Bolton South and Walkden
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
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.