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Ann Lloyd and Jan Barlow expressed concerns about Caxton's administrative processes, its staff and the communication with beneficiaries.

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The Department of Health rejected the business case submitted by Caxton for increased funding for 2014/15.

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The Caxton newsletter provided only very limited information in terms of guidelines or support for which beneficiaries could apply.

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The Skipton Fund contacted people who had received a Skipton Stage 1 payment, but with whom there had been no subsequent communication. The number of Caxton beneficiaries rose by nearly 60%.

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The pressure on funds was such that the annual fuel allowance had to be reduced.

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The APPG Report was critical of the Caxton Foundation.

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The first Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("BSE", mad cow disease) case was confirmed.

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BSE was first formally identified as variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease ("vCJD") in humans.

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The probable link between BSE in cows and vCJD in humans was announced in Parliament.

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Blood transfusion services were required to ask about family history of CJD.

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The Chief Medical Officer issued a statement reporting that three patients who had suffered from vCJD had been blood donors, and a fourth was suspected of having been one too.

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The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Blood and Tissues for Transplantation agreed that recipients of vCJD-implicated product should not be informed.

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The National Blood Authority initiated a recall of plasma products after establishing that they contained contributions from a donor who subsequently developed vCJD.

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The National Blood Authority began working towards the possible extension of leucodepletion of blood.

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The United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Directors' Organisation recommended recombinant Factor 8 for Haemophilia A.

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The Government announced the leucodepletion programme, which was implemented by the National Blood Service over time and completed by October 1999.

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The Government announced a programme to phase out the use of UK-sourced plasma in the manufacture of blood products.

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The CJD Incidents Panel was established.

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The BSE Inquiry published its report.

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The Government announced financial support packages for victims of vCJD.

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