Christian Matheson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christian Matheson on 2016-07-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been received by the public purse from suppliers of contaminated blood products to support compensation schemes for people adversely affected by the use of such products.

Nicola Blackwood

There are no legal or other agreements in place between the Government and suppliers of contaminated blood products to provide support for those who contracted illnesses as a result of the use of such products. No money has been received by the Government from suppliers of such products to fund ex-gratia support.