That this House notes the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry and the recommendation of Sir Brian Langstaff that compensation should be delivered with urgency and in a manner that is simple, fair and speedy; recognises that victims and bereaved families have already waited decades for justice; further notes that prolonged delays have reduced the real term value of compensation awards during periods of inflation; believes that no victim should suffer financial disadvantage as a result of ad...
That this House deplores the avoidable harm caused by the use of surgical mesh, Primodos and Sodium Valproate; acknowledges the ongoing need to support the hundreds of victims in the UK suffering as a result of these interventions; regrets that the recommendations made by Baroness Cumberlege in her 2020 report on the IMMDS Review were not accepted by the Government, and that the Government is yet to publish a response to the 2024 Hughes Report; further regrets the suggestion that victims shou...
That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 2025; deeply regrets that this commitment was not met and that the Government has yet to table the legislation; expresses grave concern at reports that the Government intends to bring forward a weakened alternative bill, lacking the core principles and protections of the Hillsborough Law; recognises that the Hillsborough Law is a rigorously...
That this House recognises that the Government has acted on the recommendations set out in the first interim report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, with interim compensation payments made to individuals infected by infected blood; further recognises that interim compensation payments to bereaved partners and families affected by the infected blood scandal are under active consideration; and calls on the Government to further recognise the extreme urgency and life-limiting situation facing indi...
That this House notes the Ministerial Written Statement HCWS109, made on 6 September 2017; welcomes the extended deadline for views on the format and scope of the independent inquiry; thanks Bishop James Jones, former Chair of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and Chair of the Gosport Independent Panel for his voluntary help; further notes confirmation that the Government is considering whether and how to transfer sponsorship of the Inquiry to a government department or office instead of the...
That this House notes the recent report highlighting that the United Kingdom has the lowest provision of recombinant product for the use of people with haemophilia in the developed world; notes the recent medical concerns suggesting vCJD might be carried in infected blood products, and calls on the Government to make this synthetic alternative to blood products available to all people with haemophilia without further delay and thereby remove from patients with haemophilia the fear that the bl...
That this House regrets the decision of the Government to refuse to extend to others infected with HIV through blood transfusion the special help given to haemophiliacs; considers that a fatal infection by National Health Service treatment is no ordinary medical accident; believes it is unreasonable to penalise people infected in this way because of the Government expectation that they should depend on insurance and family support; and calls upon the Government to treat equally all those give...
That this House notes with concern the recent decision by Her Majesty's Government not to extend compensation payments to HIV sufferers who contracted the disease as a result of contaminated blood being given to them during National Health Service operations; and calls therefore for such patients to be compensated as were haemophiliac sufferers who contracted HIV by way of infected blood transfusions.