Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps he is taking to monitor compensation payments for people impacted by infected blood.”
Tabled: 16 January 2025Answered: 23 January 2025
Asked by
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
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.