Letter from James Douglas-Hamilton to Gordon brown MP re his letter of 1 february on behalf of [GRO-A], explaining treatment that was given at the time and how anti-hep C tests did not become available until late 1989. He advises that the government does not accept that there had been negligence and that they have no plans to make payments to such patients and explaining why but noting that if the NHS is proved negligent in a court then it will accept its liability to pay damages