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The Government continued to give some consideration to the position of infected transfusion patients over subsequent months. On 31 May 1991 the Secretary of State was provided with a note on the subject for discussions with colleagues.

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A Department of Health note considered the pros and cons of extending payments to transfusion patients.

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The Government's position remained that it would not extend the payments given to people with haemophilia to transfusion patients.

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A memo from Strachan Heppell to Colin Phillips showed that the Secretary of State for Health supported extending payments to transfusion patients.

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A memo from Peter Kendall to Joan Firth showed that the Secretary of State for Health supported extending payments to transfusion patients.

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A memo from Joan Firth to Strachan Heppell showed that the Secretary of State for Health supported extending payments to transfusion patients.

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In a letter from Ian Lang to David Mellor, it was suggested that the Department pay a third of the cost of extending payments to transfusion patients, and that the other Health Departments make a contribution in respect of cases arising in their countries and that the Treasury meet the balance from the Reserve.

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In a letter from David Hunt to David Mellor, it was suggested that the Department pay a third of the cost of extending payments to transfusion patients, and that the other Health Departments make a contribution in respect of cases arising in their countries and that the Treasury meet the balance from the Reserve.

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Sir Christopher France wrote to Colin Phillips to support the misgivings about the proposed change of policy that had been expressed by Strachan Heppell.

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A memo from Baroness Hooper to the Secretary of State stated that the Department should hold the line, however difficult this may be.

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A memo from Rob Jex to Colin Phillips stated that MS(H) supported moves seeking a further extension given the current circumstances.

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A memo from Helen Bloomfield to Colin Phillips stated that PS(H) had commented "without enthusiasm" that he was in favour of extending the concession to blood transfusion.

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In a Hansard extract on compensation for people infected with HIV through contaminated blood, support for a change in the Government's position was again voiced by a number of MPs including Sir Michael McNair-Wilson MP.

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A "Notices of Motions" extract stated that there was no logical or legal argument for the Government's refusal to extend aid to people without haemophilia.

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Treasury officials described the then current justification for limiting financial support for people who had suffered HIV infection from treatment under the NHS to people with haemophilia as never having been convincing, they urged that there should be no extension.

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The Chief Secretary expressed that he had "serious reservations about whether it would be possible realistically to ring fence any such compensation" and commented that, by "compensating those acquiring HIV from blood transfusion, we will be taking a further long stride towards no-fault compensation in general."

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The Chief Secretary discussed whether it would be possible to ring-fence compensation.

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A letter from Peter Kendall to the Secretary of State explained that that a sum around £12 million could be found from the Departmental Votes in 1992-1993 if Secretary of State saw this demand as an overriding priority.

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A letter commented that the Secretary of State recognised "the difficulty in providing resources from the Reserve which your officials have explained to mine" and that he would "investigate what scope there may be for longer term action on the blood transfusion patients."

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Officials recommended that the Chief Secretary request the return of the £6 million the Secretary of State had said he could contribute to the payment scheme to defray the overpayments to doctors and dentists.

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