The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood is a cross party group of MPs and peers with an interest in bleeding disorders.
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The APPG welcomes today's report on compensation from the @bloodinquiry. Sir Brian Langstaff's report concludes that wrongs were done and recommends that a compensation scheme be set up now. The Government must act quickly to implement these recommendations.
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✍️@HaemoAPPG has written to the Prime Minister to urgently clarify what will happen to support & compensation for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal.
👉The General Election must not cause further delay to essential compensation payments ⬇️
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Now that was a memorable meeting
A GE being called whilst surrounded by MPs @DianaJohnsonMP @Dr_PhilippaW @ChrisStephens @IanLaveryMP etc
Thanks to all those who were able to attend the APPG for Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood as well as my fantastic colleagues @HaemoSocUK
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What impact will a general election have on compensation payments for people infected and affected by contaminated blood products? This is our understanding of the current situation. haemophilia.org.uk/pi_posts/…
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The Victims & Prisoners Bill must be included in the wash-up or else Infected Blood Scandal victims will have been kicked whilst down once again. @RishiSunak @JohnGlenUK
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The findings of the report are a damning indictment on those in power. Those who who so many trusted and were let down in the most devastating way.
#InfectedBloodInquiry #ContaminatedBlood
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I welcome this landmark @bloodinquiry report. It shows how the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history became a huge scandal due to a 40 year cover-up. An apology will only be meaningful if action follows, first on compensation and then on how the state treats our citizens.
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Arrived at the launch of the @bloodinquiry in Westminster. This is a huge event - in every sense.
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On Monday, the Infected @bloodinquiry’s final report will be published.
For those who have campaigned decades for justice, it will be a momentous and emotional day.
Today I asked the Government whether there will be time for MPs to debate the report findings ⬇
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But why didn’t you do this in April 23 when Sir Brian Langstaff @bloodinquiry made his final recommendations on compensation & told the Government to start paying by the end of 23 . Why did it take the Government being defeated in @HouseofCommons in December to force you to act?
“The time for talking is over, we need action, we need to resolve what is probably the most terrible injustice of my entire time in Government”
@Jeremy_Hunt says work is ongoing inside government to allow it to swiftly respond to the Infected Blood Inquiry findings
#Peston
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Over the next two weeks, I am meeting with over 40 representatives from the infected blood community. 👇
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The government has accepted a three-month time frame for setting up a compensation scheme and will begin recruiting an independent chair for a new compensation authority immediately, it announced this evening in the House of Lords.
haemophilia.org.uk/pi_posts/…
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🔎Great to see 5 MPs from 4 different parties presenting petitions on the infected blood scandal today.
🤝MPs are united: justice delayed is justice denied.
⏰391 days since Sir Brian Langstaff’s final recommendations on compensation, there is no excuse for further delays.
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Last week, I requested an urgent meeting with @JohnGlenUK to discuss my concerns about:
👉The failure to mention in the Budget compensation for those infected & affected by contaminated blood.
👉The lack of transparency around the Govt's expert group.
This was his response ⬇
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It's been two weeks since our mass lobby at Parliament - demanding immediate compensation for those infected and affected by contaminated blood. It's now almost a year since the Inquiry's recommendations and the government still won't to commit to paying full compensation.
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Today I will be presenting a petition in Parliament that:
👉 Declares those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal have waited far too long for redress.
👉 Urges the Government to implement Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations without delay.
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118 MPs from 10 political parties have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer @jeremy_hunt ahead of next week's Budget Statement asking for @hmtreasury to allocate the funds needed to implement the April 2023 final @bloodinquiry recommendations on infected blood compensation.
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📌 Yesterday I chaired the @HaemoAPPG meeting.
💬 We are, again, disappointed by the Government’s unnecessary delays to compensation.
👉 And ready to continue the fight for justice.
