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Andy Burnham was invited to meet Lord Morris and Lord Archer to discuss the response to Lord Archer's report.

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During topical questions, Gillian Merron noted a comparison between the NHS and Ireland. Gillian Merron had said that a comparison could not be made as the NHS had not been found to be at fault but the Irish Blood Transfusion Service had been.

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Mark Noterman attached a speech and briefing pack for the 1 July Westminster Hall debate in an email to Morven Smith.

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Morven Smith requested a briefing pack for the 1 July Westminster Hall debate from Dr Rowena Jecock which was to include, amongst other things, a summary of the debate issues.

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A briefing pack provided for the Minister included a statement that "Payments made by the Republic of Ireland are a matter for them and were introduced following a judicial inquiry, which found failures of responsibility by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. The situation in the UK was different, and Lord Archer has not apportioned blame."

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In a draft speech for a Westminster Hall debate on 1 July 2009, it was stated that the risk of administering factor concentrates was "low and worth taking" as it was "the best treatment at the time."

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Gregory Murphy wrote to the Government regarding their "pitiful response to the Archer Report".

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The Department of Health's Customer Service Centre responded to Gregory Murphy regarding the Archer report, indicating that the Department of Health did not intend to revisit its response.

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Carol Grayson wrote to Andy Burnham setting out her concerns, referring to evidence showing that compensation was paid in Ireland on compassionate grounds and without any finding of legal liability in the Irish courts.

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Stephen Wintle wrote to Andy Burnham about his family's financial difficulties as a result of his wife having been infected with Hepatitis B and C and how Lord Archer's recommendations would permit dignity for those remaining alive.

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Colette Wintle wrote to Andy Burnham expressing concern about the Government's response to the Archer report and the Government's repeated reference to the position in Ireland being a result of wrongdoing and findings of liability.

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Colette Wintle received a response from the Department of Health's Customer Service Centre which maintained that the compensation scheme in Ireland had been set up in the light of evidence of mistakes by the Blood Transfusion Service Board and distinguished that from the position in the UK.

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An email chain between Department of Health officials referred to how Mr Wintle was given the "standard" lines on the Government's response to Lord Archer's recommendations.

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Stephen Wintle received a response from the Department of Health's Customer Service Centre reflecting the Department's standard lines to take on the Government's response to the Archer report.

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In his written statement to the Inquiry, David Tonkin stated that a protest took place outside Andy Burnham's constituency office in Leigh which resulted in his agreeing to meet with a few members of the Manor House Group.

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In his written statement to the Inquiry, Andy Burnham said that he met informally with Lord Morris in or around September 2009, which he said compounded his feeling that the issue could not be left as decided by previous ministers.

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In his written statement to the Inquiry, Andy Burnham said that he held a meeting with Gillian Merron, the Permanent Secretary Hugh Taylor, and other senior officials in the Department of Health to discuss contaminated blood issues during which, among other matters, he pushed for the planned review of the Skipton Fund to be brought forward from 2014.

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In his written statement to the Inquiry, Andy Burnham referred to a protest on contaminated blood which took place outside his constituency office and how it planted the seed in his mind that the Department's position was unsustainable and unjustifiably impersonal.

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Andy Burnham replied to David Tonkin regarding contaminated blood and blood products following the 19 June 2009 protest at his constituency office.

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Andrew March confirmed to WIlliam Connon that he was unhappy with the proposed level of payments from the Macfarlane Trust.

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