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Richard Gutowski gave evidence to the Inquiry that the lack of progress on the Self-Sufficiency Report during "[his] half of 2003" was due to the pressures his team were under.

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Richard Gutowski gave evidence to the Inquiry that he accepts the work on the internal review took too long but wished to convey that his team worked exceptionally hard under huge pressures and the slow progress was caused by "our sheer workload".

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In written evidence, Richard Gutowski rejected the idea that the word "robust" indicated that he intended to make alterations to the substantive content of the Self-Sufficiency Report.

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In oral evidence, Richard Gutowski acknowledged that as of June 2003 there was only minor referencing work required on the Self-Sufficiency Report.

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Richard Gutowski gave evidence about the defensive approach taken by the Department of Health, stating that putting up a defensive briefing pre-emptively is a "pragmatic Civil Service approach".

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A draft version of the report England and Wales Self-Sufficiency in Blood Products: A Chronology from 1973 to 1991 was prepared. (document misdated)

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Background note on the review of internal papers 1973-85 was produced. The note recorded that officials had been asked to complete the report on self-sufficiency "as soon as possible".

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Lord Owen wrote a letter to Lord Morris about the lack of progress with the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

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Lord Morris wrote a letter in response to Lord Owen about the lack of progress with the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

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William Connon became Head of Blood Policy.

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William Connon, Head of Blood Policy, was asked to respond to correspondence from Carol Grayson, a campaigner, regarding an 'informal internal report'. He asked Zubeda Seedat to "see if you can identify which report the person is referring to".

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In a submission to Sir Nigel Crisp, who was about to meet with Lord Charles Jenkin, William Connon wrote "The report is now complete and a submission is in preparation for PS(PH) on handling and making the results of the analysis of the papers public".

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Zubeda Seedat sent a version of the Self-Sufficiency Report to Peter Burgin and described it as "final". Peter Burgin reviewed it and made some minor comments.

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Draft submission by William Connon regarding the Self-Sufficiency Report.

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William Connon, Head of Blood Policy, circulated the draft Self-Sufficiency Report to officials in the Scottish Government.

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William Connon, Head of Blood Policy, prepared a submission for the Minister regarding the Self-Sufficiency Report.

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Zubeda Seedat told the Private Secretary to the Under-Secretary of State for Public Health the publication of the Self-Sufficiency Report was further delayed until 16 February 2006.

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Zubeda Seedat updated the Under-Secretary of State for Public Health that the publication of the Self-Sufficiency Report had been moved back to 27 February 2006.

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A submission was put up to the Minister so that media handling around the publication of the Self-Sufficiency Report could be agreed.

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Richard Gutowski, Head of Blood Policy, forwarded a document to Graham Buckler which was purported to be a note of a meeting of haemophilia centre directors, at which the DHSS was present, which took place in 1982. Richard Gutowski said the note "supposedly records that the existence of non-B and Non-A hepatitis in the blood supply was known at the time and that it was serious enough to warrant monitoring."

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