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Charles Lister's view was a detailed review of "surviving papers" needed to be undertaken for the period between 1973 and 1985.

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Charles Lister's view was a meeting with Lord Owen would be advantageous in order to gain a better understanding of the time period in question (1973 - 1985).

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Charles Lister's view was a meeting should take place with Michael Connarty MP and the Haemophilia Society about a scheme for recompense for people with haemophilia with Hepatitis C.

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At a meeting at NHS London Yvette Cooper explained she expected the formal internal review on self-sufficiency to address the issues of the destruction of departmental papers and Lord Owen's Ministerial papers.

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The answer to a Parliamentary Question anticipated the completion of the review on self-sufficiency in the new year.

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Hazel Blears, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, was "keen to see a detailed (self-sufficiency) report as soon as possible."

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Katie Scott

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Inquiry publishes timetable for final oral submissions

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Inquiry publishes expert report on childhood bereavement

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Supplementary letter on virology issued to Hepatitis expert group

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Professor Garrott Allen (Stanford University) expressed his concern to Dr Maycock (Consultant Advisor, CMO) about commercial blood products being purchased by Britain from the United States.

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Granada screened its "World in Action programme Blood Money - Part 1" documentary in the UK.

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Granada screened "World in Action programme Blood Money - Part 2" documentary in the UK.

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Reverend Tanner (Chair, Haemophilia Society) met Dr Owen and described that he "spoke very forcibly to Dr David Owen to let him know that [he was] not prepared to accept the risk of hepatitis coming from the blood products issued from the United States."

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At a Haemophilia Society meeting, it was discussed that "Dr Owen stated that in 1977 we would be fully self-sufficient in concentrates. The whole question of commercial concentrates, plasmapheresis, the regional structure of the BTS, and other matters were fully discussed."

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A DHSS meeting minutes recorded Dr Owen stressing "his personal commitment to self-sufficiency".

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Dr Owen took Dr Maycock's advice on his criticism of the regional structure of the blood transfusion service which was recorded in Department of Health minutes.

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Dr John Cash wrote to the BMJ stating, "There is no doubt that the import into the United Kingdom of factor VIII concentrates derived from external sources, however well screened for hepatitis viruses, represents an unequivocal pathway by which the level of a potentially lethal infection into the whole community is being deliberately increased."

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Dr Cooper (Assistant Secretary for US Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare) commented: "We feel that the warning is quite direct and adequate; in fact, it is generally appreciated in the U.S. that every lot of this particular product is probably contaminated with hepatitis B virus."

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At the Haemophilia Reference Centre Directors meeting it was suggested the implication was that the cheaper (Kryobulin produced in the US) product carried the higher risk of plasma viral hepatitis which worried some Directors.

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