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In a written statement, Thomas Sackville (the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health) explained that "treatment was provided in accordance with the best medical knowledge at the relevant time and the policy was that no-fault compensation payments should not be made to those who had, albeit very unfortunately, become infected with Hepatitis C".

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An article in "The Independent" entitled "Contaminated blood kills 12" reported that a Department of Health spokesman had said those infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment had received the best treatment available at the time.

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An article in the "Evening Standard" entitled "Thousands at risk in diseased blood alert" reported that a Department of Health spokesman said those infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment had received the best treatment available at the time.

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In a "Hansard" written answer on Hepatitis C to Joe Benton, Mr Sackville responded that the Government had great sympathy, but there were no plans to make any payments to those infected with Hepatitis C.

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A briefing document for the Minister of Health asserted that most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before heat treatment was introduced and that they received the best treatment available at the time.

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In a "Hansard" written answer to Mr Michael Trend, Mr Sackville confirmed that a lookback exercise would be undertaken across the UK to identify and follow up with those infected with Hepatitis C.

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A briefing document prepared in advance of the lookback exercise announcement outlined that the Government did not accept "that there has been negligence, these patients will have received the best treatment available in the light of medical knowledge at the time. We have no plans to compensate those who may have been infected with Hepatitis C".

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A letter from Baroness Cumberlege, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the House of Lords to John Marshall MP, asserted that most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before blood products were heat treated and that they had been given the best available medical treatment at the time.

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A letter from Thomas Sackville (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) to Winston Churchill MP asserted that most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before blood products were heat treated and that they had been given the best available medical treatment at the time.

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A letter from Thomas Sackville (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) to Ann Winterton MP asserted the Government did not accept any liability or the case for a no fault compensation scheme, reiterating that most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before blood products were heat treated and that they had been given the best available medical treatment at the time.

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A briefing note for parliamentary questions stated that the haemophilia patients infected with Hepatitis C received the best medical treatment available at the time, also suggesting that non-A non-B Hepatitis was considered an acceptable side effect of treatment by both physicians and patients.

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Baroness Cumberlege responded to a question from Lord Jack Ashley regarding a compensation scheme for those infected with Hepatitis C, stating that people were given the best available treatment at the time and "As regards haemophiliacs, without the blood they would certainly have died."

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A background note prepared within the Department of Health regarding the Haemophilia Society's campaign for compensation of those infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products, stated that not all medical treatments were risk free and that if payments were offered the government would soon slip into a general no-fault compensation scheme.

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In a "Hansard" extract regarding the McFarlane Trust, Baroness Cumberlege was reported as saying that not all medical treatments were risk free and that if payments were offered the government would soon slip into a general no-fault compensation scheme.

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A note from Roger Scofield to Mr Abrahams asserted that "Ministers have denied that the Department have been in any way negligent and indeed the Haemophilia Society representatives have been at pains to make clear that their campaign is not in any way based on such a charge. Those patients who were infected were given the best treatment available at the time."

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The Department of Health line to take continued to be that "Haemophilia patients received the best treatment available in the light of the medical knowledge at the time."

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In his letter to Rachel Squire MP, Lord Fraser QC noted that he believed most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before blood products were used to destroy viruses and received the best treatment available in light of medical knowledge at the time.

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In his letter to Seamus Mallon MP, Malcolm Moss, Minister for Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland, asserted that patients had received the best treatment available in light of medical knowledge at this time.

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In his letter to Peter Robinson MP, Malcolm Moss, Minister for Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland, asserted that patients had received the best treatment available in light of medical knowledge at the time.

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In his minute to Welsh Ministers, Peter Davenport from the Health Services Division in the Welsh Office repeated the line "patients received the best treatment at the time".

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