Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 17730

Blood: Contamination

Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to compensate those infected and affected by contaminated blood.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
In the 2024 Autumn Budget, the Government committed £11.8bn in compensation to people who were infected and affected as a result of the Infected Blood scandal. We estimate that the specific changes announced following the public consultation on the infect...

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