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In her written statement to the Inquiry, Deborah Webb referred to the drafting of statements and briefings being a collaborative process that followed the hierarchy of the team.

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In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, Alan Milburn said: "I think what happens is that some things do just get set in stone, history, which is malleable because it is subject to interpretation, it somehow or other at some point becomes set in stone and that may be for good reasons, maybe because actually the history is not contested. The problem here is that the history was contested."

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Concerns about the accuracy of the information contained in death certificates in England and Wales were raised by the British Medical Association.

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The British Medical Association was in favour of implementing the Brodick Committee's recommendation that doctors should certify the fact of death on a death certificate where they are unable to verify the cause of death.

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Andy Shanks advised ministers on further progress of the Penrose Inquiry and handling of additional deaths.

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Katrina Parkes, Head of the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit, responded to the Inquiry's request for records and information under Rule 9 of the Inquiry Rules 2006. It set out how in practice the Guidance for Doctors Completing Medical Certificates of the Cause of Death was implemented.

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HM Coroner in Birmingham and Solihull Districts wrote to Professor Alistair Geddes suggesting that Dr John Burton co-ordinates a policy now that Mr Justice Ognall's tribunal has been set up to ensure that coroner's treat these cases as Death by Natural Causes and no inquest is held.

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Dr Richard Whittington, HM Coroner in Birmingham, wrote to a deceased's widow after an inquest he held, expressing concern about press attention suffered by the family.

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HM Coroner Leonard Gorodkin wrote to Dr Charles Hay about his decision to hold an inquest, stating that HIV acquired from blood product treatment made the death from an unnatural cause.

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Dr Peter Jones wrote to colleagues enclosing a paper titled 'AIDS and Haemophilia'.

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Diana Brahams published a letter in The Lancet noting that Professor Michel Coleman, deputy chief statistician at the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, had received legal advice on the meaning of "unnatural death" and was proposing "to issue revised guidance to doctors and registrars of deaths which makes it clear that HIV-related deaths must ordinarily be regarded as 'natural'."

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Professor Michel Coleman, deputy chief medical statistician at the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, received legal advice on the meaning of "unnatural death".

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A briefing note to the Prime Minister regarding Hepatitis C noted that patients infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment "will have received the best treatment available in the light of the medical knowledge at the time", adding that there were no plans to extend the HIV settlement scheme to those infected with Hepatitis C.

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A memo from David Burrage to Mr Mogford and others enclosed the briefing note that had been provided to the Prime Minister.

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In a written statement, Thomas Sackville (the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health) explained that "treatment was provided in accordance with the best medical knowledge at the relevant time and the policy was that no-fault compensation payments should not be made to those who had, albeit very unfortunately, become infected with Hepatitis C".

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An article in "The Independent" entitled "Contaminated blood kills 12" reported that a Department of Health spokesman had said those infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment had received the best treatment available at the time.

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An article in the "Evening Standard" entitled "Thousands at risk in diseased blood alert" reported that a Department of Health spokesman said those infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment had received the best treatment available at the time.

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In a "Hansard" written answer on Hepatitis C to Joe Benton, Mr Sackville responded that the Government had great sympathy, but there were no plans to make any payments to those infected with Hepatitis C.

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A briefing document for the Minister of Health asserted that most haemophilia patients were infected with Hepatitis C before heat treatment was introduced and that they received the best treatment available at the time.

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In a "Hansard" written answer to Mr Michael Trend, Mr Sackville confirmed that a lookback exercise would be undertaken across the UK to identify and follow up with those infected with Hepatitis C.

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