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A note was written on the topic of Haemophilia and Hepatitis C, the case for financial recompense ahead of the special briefing for the meeting that had been held in September 1997 with the Secretary of State, Frank Dobson.

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Christine Corrigan wrote a memo to Anne Murie with a briefing note ahead of the special meeting that had been held in September regarding the case for recompense for Haemophilia and Hepatitis C.

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Graham Barker had emailed Baroness Paddington with a note from Professor Preston on the mortality of Hepatitis C.

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Ms Casemore emailed Ms Corrigan asking for a follow-up on the response for the Haemophilia Society as the Society had not at that point received a response.

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There was a delay in officials providing the Secretary of State with the information which he had requested due to issues relating to the emergence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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The Secretary of State wrote to the Haemophilia Society apologising for the delay and expressing the hope that he would reply before Christmas.

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The Secretary of State had considered the introduction of recombinant Factor 8 and by February 1998 it was thought that he would "also be saying 'no to Hep C compensation' at the same time".

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It was "assumed on the hepatitis C 'compensation' issue, given the considerable implications to the wider NHS of agreeing to any such scheme, that you would wish to continue with the policy line which the Government has so far taken in response to representations from other groups ie to refuse such requests".

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There was a draft response to the Haemophilia Society which "tried hard to be as sympathetic as possible in refusing compensation, without repeating too many of the standard arguments which have been put to them on many occasions in the past".

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The reasons for refusing compensation included that "where the ill effects [of treatment] could not have been predicted, or prevented, at the time, then they have to be balanced against the benefits of the treatment."

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In a letter, the Secretary of State addressed recombinant Factor 8 only, saying on the special payment scheme question that he could not yet give an answer.

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In response to Frank Dobson's request for a letter to send to the Prime Minister, civil servant Christine Corrigan wrote that there were a number of issues that needed to be determined before the letter could be prepared.

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Dr Winyard told the Inquiry that by "inadvertent", he meant "unintentional" and whatever knowledge and understanding he had of the circumstances in which people were infected would have come from internal Department of Health papers on the subject.

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Baroness Jay met officials and asked for a note to send to the Secretary of State. Her clear position was that the Government must hold the line that the HIV decision was the "aberrant" one and that it must resist pressure for compensation.

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In her written statement to the Inquiry, Baroness Jay explained that she had no independent recollection of any meeting with officials, but was sure that she was most strongly influenced by the arguments about creating a no fault compensation scheme and by the formidable logistical and medical problems referred to by officials.

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A note was produced and sent by the Minister of State to Frank Dobson which sought to persuade the Secretary of State against a scheme for people with haemophilia infected with Hepatitis C.

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A handwritten note on a copy of the submission recorded Drs Metters and Winyard's concerns about setting a precedent for no fault compensation in the NHS, and explaining to the people with haemophilia with HIV and Hepatitis C why one and not another was paid.

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Frank Dobson agreed to maintain the existing policy on Hepatitis C payment at a meeting.

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The decision not to set up any form of payment scheme for the "inadvertent harm" of people with haemophilia infected with Hepatitis C was announced in Parliament on the same day.

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Lords, Baroness Helene Hayman, was given advice that the Haemophilia Society was challenging each of the points in Frank Dobson's letter through parliamentary questions and correspondence, and requesting a public inquiry.

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