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Charles Lister expressed regret that he had not been able to take the drafting of the Self-Sufficiency Report forward between December 2022 and May 2003.

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Melanie Johnson replied to a letter from Peter Mossman explaining that she had asked her officials to conclude the review on self-sufficiency as soon as possible.

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John Hutton replied to a letter from Lord Owen advising that officials had been asked to conclude the review on self-sufficiency as soon as practicable.

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In a memo to Tony Sampson, Richard Gutowski acknowledged that they had been unable to make any progress on the self-sufficiency report that year.

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Jill Taylor sent an email to Robert Finch advising that John Hutton was seeking a full explanation of Lord Owen's accusation and she queried whether this information should be provided.

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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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