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Shona Robison told the Inquiry that Jane Ellison called her just before the consultation on ex-gratia financial assistance schemes was launched, to brief her on its contents; her understanding was that Scottish Government officials were not shown the consultation paper until the day it was published.

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In Scotland, a new scheme expressly remained one for the making of ex gratia payments and were not intended to be compensatory.

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In Northern Ireland the new scheme expressly remained one for the making of ex gratia payments and were not intended to be compensatory.

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The evidence of Liz Redmond was that the announcement on funding to enable broad parity of annual and lump sum payments between the four national schemes came as something of a surprise.

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The Welsh Government's statement confirmed that the new payment scheme was to be administered by Velindre NHS Trust through the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. All beneficiaries would automatically transfer to the new scheme operational from October 2017. A new feature was payments to bereaved spouses and partners of 75% of the regular payments for three years after bereavement.

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The Welsh Government issued a written statement to explain the development and content of WIBSS.

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Matt Hancock described in his evidence to the Inquiry how the schemes were not intended to be compensatory and the same was true for the other three national schemes.

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A memo from Clare MacDonald to the Prime Minister described slightly losing confidence in the Department of Health.

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Within her written statement to the Inquiry, Shona Robison described how the proposals made by the Financial Review Group were accepted.

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Within a parliamentary debate on contaminated blood, it was described how little notice of the consultation was given to the health ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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The Department of Health issued a further consultation relating to a proposed special category mechanism ("SCM").

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The Department of Health published its response announcing a new mechanism to enable a beneficiary with a Stage 1 infection which was having a substantial and long-term negative impact on their daily lives, to apply for a higher annual payment.

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Within the written statement of Brendan Brown to the Inquiry he explained how he was told by EIBSS that he had fallen through the net and no explanation or apology was offered for this.

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Within a letter from Jane Ellison to Michelle O'Neill it was described how advance notice of the Department of Health's response to the consultation was also not provided to Northern Ireland.

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Within a memo from Karen Simpson to Gerard Collins and Michelle O'Neill the recommendation from officials was to continue the current forms and levels of assistance on grounds of affordability

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Within a memo from Karen Simpson to Michelle O'Neill explained that the Department of Health had informed the devolved administrations that no additional money would be available for them.

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Within a memo from Karen Simpson to Gerard Collins and Michelle O'Neill it was discussed how an urgent decision was to be taken "on whether enhanced payments will apply in the north of Ireland or whether the status quo should continue.

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Within her written statement to the Inquiry, Michelle O'Neill described how after almost six months, the Minister decided that the new provisions being introduced in England should be replicated in Northern Ireland.

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It was announced by way of statement to the Assembly that new provisions which were being introduced in England should be replicated in Northern Ireland.

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The Northern Ireland Executive collapsed leaving the Department of Health without a minister for the following three years.

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