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In a letter to Roddy Morrison, Melanie Johnson referred to those "inadvertently" infected with Hepatitis C through infected blood transfusions.

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In a letter to Lord Jenkin, Lord Warner referred to those who "inadvertently" contracted serious infections as a result of treatment.

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A Lord's Oral Questioning Briefing Pack suggested a following line: "Whilst successive Governments acted in good faith, the serious infections inadvertently contracted by these patients as a result of their treatment had tragic consequences, and we are deeply sorry that this happened".

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The 2002 "Hepatitis C Strategy for England" stated that some recipients of blood and blood products were "inadvertently infected".

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In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, Sir John Major noted that if he had been told that there were question marks about the best treatment available, or whether patients had been given proper information about risks, or whether there was a delay in the introduction of screening, he would have asked for more information.

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Lord Morris referred to the HIV and HCV infection among people with haemophilia as the gravest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

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A Haemophilia Society call for an inquiry into Hepatitis C infection of the UK haemophilia population referred to it as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

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Lord Morris further described the effects of contamination by blood products as part of the worst treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service.

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On announcing the Inquiry the Prime Minister, Teresa May, called the contaminated blood scandal "an appalling tragedy which should simply never have happened", highlighting that patients were failed by the NHS.

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In his oral evidence to the inquiry, Lord Horam acknowledged that he was repeatedly briefed by civil servants that people had received the best available treatment at the time.

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Lord Clarke suggested in his evidence to the Inquiry that the best treatment available line would have been a reflection of the fact that more people would be damaged, and the quality of life of people with haemophilia very badly damaged, if they were not provided with the Factor 8.

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In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, Lord Horam acknowledged that he was repeatedly briefed by civil servants that people had received the best available treatment at the time.

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In its written submission to the Archer Inquiry, the Haemophilia Society observed that without an independent review of its validity, no minister could be sure that the best treatment was given, and that the ministers' responses were complacent.

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In her witness statement to the Inquiry, Hazel Blears stated that the rationale for not setting up a compensation scheme for those with Hepatitis C was that there had been no fault on the part of the NHS, action had been taken to screen blood products as soon as the technology became available and there was no precedent for accepting liability without fault.

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In her oral evidence to the Inquiry, Dr Rowena Jecock described long standing lines as becoming embedded or hard wired into ones mindset, and accepted that there were occasions when there should have been more criticism.

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In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, Jeremy Hunt MP described a kind of memory illusion, but at a departmental level, where the people collectively tried to remember things as they would like them to have been, rather than as they actually were.

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In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, Andy Burnham stated the Government's response was primarily driven by a fear of financial exposure and that described all of the responses, lines and letters that came from this sentiment, and without thought to the needs of people who had their lives utterly ruined through no fault of their own.

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In his Reith Lectures "Unmasking Medicine" Professor Ian Kennedy observed that "it is a basic moral principle of our society that we should tell the truth".

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The expert group on Public Health and Administration highlighted the attributes of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality formed the bedrock upon which the Civil Service was built; and this is as applicable to government ministers and officials as it is to clinicians.

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In her written statement to the Inquiry, Caroline Flint noted that her knowledge was incremental and that the policy briefing documents prepared by officials, while being very helpful, did not communicate the whole picture.

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