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On becoming Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson was briefed that any direct involvement of the Department with the Inquiry would be inappropriate and undesirable.

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Reflecting back, Alan Johnson told the Inquiry that the approach of co-operating with the Archer Inquiry did not strike him as inappropriate

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The new Scottish Government's position was that an inquiry would be the best way forward.

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At a meeting between the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Haemophilia Forum it was confirmed that, after the Archer Inquiry, a separate Scottish inquiry would be held.

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The Penrose Inquiry in Scotland was formally announced in parliament by Nicola Sturgeon

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The Court of Session quashed the decisions of the Lord Advocate and of Scottish ministers refusing to hold Fatal Accident Inquiries holding that they had acted in a manner incompatible with the rights of the deceased.

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Dr Ailsa Wight set out a variety of options for the Department of Health in response to the establishment of an inquiry in Scotland

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A parliamentary note from Dawn Primarolo held that the government line not to hold an inquiry should be maintained.

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Dawn Primarolo maintained her position that the Department was not to join the Scottish inquiry

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A memo outlined the disadvantages of joining the Scottish inquiry including the loss of control on whether and how to give evidence, fewer options in terms of policy on final recommendations and cost.

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The government line to take during the Penrose Inquiry included that the inquiry be confined to Scottish matters, ex gratia payments for those affected had already been implemented, and no new information had surfaced to warrant holding an inquiry.

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Throughout the Penrose Inquiry the Department of Health's line remained that no public inquiry was necessary.

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Prime Minister, David Cameron, provided an apology

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Prime Minister, David Cameron, believed he was right to give an apology

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The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, laid a written ministerial statement as an interim response Lord Penrose's final report

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In Parliament, Andy Burnham asked for a further process of Inquiry and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Jane Ellison, replied that another inquiry would not be in the best interests of sufferers and their families.

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Reflecting back, Andy Burnham stated that it was clear he believed the Penrose Inquiry had left many questions unanswered and more needed to be done for those affected

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Jeremy Hunt told the Inquiry that it was made clear to him when he became Secretary of State for Health that the Treasury would not support an inquiry because of the potential cost to the taxpayer

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Ministers sought further information on the possibility of holding a public inquiry

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Jeremy Hunt wrote to the Prime Minister recommending that calls for a public inquiry be rejected.

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