Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps her Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of teachers.”
Tabled: 21 February 2023Answered: 27 February 2023
Asked by
Richard Burgon
Labour — Leeds East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Nick Thomas-Symonds
My hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for her constituents. The Infected Blood Compensation Authority is of course operationally independent, but I stand ready to take all the steps I can to ensure that compensation is made as soon as possible. Payments to the infected started at the end of last year; payments to the affected will start by the end of this year.