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Deborah Webb sent Anne Milton a submission on how to approach making a new decision in respect of Lord Archer's recommendation 6(h) for parity of compensation with Ireland.

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An undated annex listed the international compensation schemes for those who had contracted Hepatitis C and HIV from contaminated blood.

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In her written statement Anne Milton described that she "had several meetings with campaigners to hear their evidence before deciding how to take the matter forward".

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Christopher Fitzgerald, chairman of the Macfarlane Trust, wrote to Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, asking her to consider increasing funding to the Trust.

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In her written statement Colette Wintle described how she met with Anne Milton in 2010 who advised her that the Government would be willing to offer counselling or have psychological support be made available to victims in consequence of being infected through contaminated blood.

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In an email from Yemi Fagun to Deborah Webb it was stated that "The fixed/non-discretionary payments agreed post Archer ought to have been in the region of £17k (and not £12.8k)."

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In her written statement Carol Grayson described how she presented a 70-page paper on the shortcomings of the benefits system and gender discrimination to Anne Milton during a "face to face meeting at Westminster".

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Carol Grayson and Colette Wintle met with Anne Milton, where they spoke about their personal experiences, research and campaign work.

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In a memo from Deborah Webb to Yemi Fagun the recommendation to follow the Irish model was rejected and it was recommended that the Skipton Fund review should be placed on hold until evidence from the July campaigner meeting could be considered.

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In an email from Yemi Fagun to Deborah Webb it was stated that Anne Milton only wanted to make one announcement on contaminated blood, did not want to say anything about recommendation 6(h), wanted to wait for legal advice, and wanted to explore reviewing the Skipton fund at a lower cost.

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In an email from Yemi Fagun to Benjamin Cole it was stated that the Secretary of State and Anne Milton were "minded to go with Option 2 (internal review with appropriate external input)" in relation to the recommendation to review the Skipton Fund.

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In a memo from Ben Cole responding to Lord Archer's recommendation 6(h) it was noted that the recommendation should be rejected and that "a further review of wider issues is undertaken internally, supported by appropriate external experts, and that the areas for review are announced in September."

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In a memo from Ben Cole to Yemi Fagun regarding ex gratia payments for individuals infected with Hepatitis C, it was stated that Anne Milton would review a "number of aspects of support currently available to individuals who have been infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C by NHS supplied contaminated blood/blood products".

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Andrew Lansley wrote to Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, seeking a "Home Affairs Committee clearance" to publish a rejection of recommendation 6(h) in Lord Archer's report.

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Marsha David enclosed a proposal to Yemi Yagun from Dr Rowena Jecock on how to approach the review on contaminated blood.

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Responding to the requirement to seek Home Affairs Committee clearance before policy approval, Andrew Lansley stated in his written statement that "The Deputy PM will have responded giving HA Committee clearance."

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Recommendations of financial relief in relation to the contaminated blood review were presented to Anne Milton which set out a variety of options for the Government to consider.

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A report was produced entitled "Review of the support available to individuals infected with Hepatitis C and/or HIV by NHS-supplied blood transfusions or blood products and their dependants."

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Anne Milton set out, in a undated letter to David Cameron, a summary of the report by the Department of Health on the financial support available for individuals infected with Hepatitis C/HIV.

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In his written statement, Sir John Major described the Government as a "great tanker and takes time to turn around" in relation to payments to non-haemophilia patients who were infected with HIV through blood transfusions.

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