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Roger Evans was reluctant for the Trust to be involved in campaigning as it was not the Trust's role, it did not have the resources and he was concerned what the reaction would be from some of the beneficiaries.

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When the Department of Health asked the Trust for a statement as to the standard of charitable need applied to applications for grants from reserves, Roger Evans accepted this was none of the Department of Health's business but did not express this to the Department in writing - only orally.

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Roger Evans' recollection was that only three trustees were prepared to sign a letter to the Department of Health threatening to resign as a board unless it provided better funding to meet the needs of the beneficiaries.

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Roger Evans stated in his oral evidence that he had a difficult relationship with Russell Mishcon.

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Roger Evans held the view that the Department of Health had influence over the Macfarlane Trust.

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Roger Evans did not appreciate that, as a matter of law, the Macfarlane Trust could not be closed down by the Department of Health.

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Roger Evans' view expressed to the Inquiry was that there were ways of getting what you wanted from the Department and its ministers, and ways to which they would not respond.

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In evidence, Roger Evans accepted that some amongst the beneficiary community would have thought that due to his attitude and approach the Trust was too close to the Department of Health.

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In evidence, Roger Evans could not remember whether the Department of Health had requested or instructed the board to make an allocation from reserves below the level at which the programme of expenditure from reserves had been set.

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In a memo, Brian Bradley (Department of Health) suggested that the Macfarlane and Eileen Trusts would receive a combined extra £400,000 in funding.

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In an email chain, Department of Health officials suggested that an extra £400,000 would be reasonable funding for the Trusts.

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"The Northern Echo" had begun a campaign seeking compensation for people infected with AIDS as a result of haemophilia treatment.

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The campaign by "The Northern Echo" was influenced by Dr Peter Jones.

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A record of a phone call between Liz Carroll (Haemophilia Society) and Roger Evans (Macfarlane Trust), stated that he was very angry about a letter published by the Haemophilia Society and the relationship between the two organisations had been damaged.

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In oral evidence, Alan Burgess confirmed that he had told Liz Carroll to report a comment made by Jan Barlow to Alistair Burt MP.

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In oral evidence, Peter Stevens stated that when allocating funds to the Macfarlane Trust, the Government gave what they could afford and what they could get away with, and that the Trust was inadequately funded.

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Peter Stevens sought advice from the Government as to the meaning of the Trust deed as, though the Macfarlane Trust was an independent Trust, the Government had been responsible for the running of the Trust.

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Vaughan Gething raised the matter of a public inquiry during a phone call with Lord James O'Shaughnessy

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Julie Morgan wrote to Jeremy Hunt calling for a UK-wide public inquiry

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There was a Welsh Assembly debate with a unanimous vote from attending Assembly Members for a UK-wide public inquiry

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