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Lee McGill wrote an email to Sheila Adam confirming the setting up of a meeting between Baroness Hayman, Sheila Adam, Charles Lister, and Mike McGovern.

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Sheila Adam sent a memo to Baroness Hayman referring to the distinction between haemophilia and HIV and HCV with regards to the litigation for compensation matters.

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Charles Lister emailed Sheila Adam discussing the HIV/HCV difficulties of financial assistance.

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Gwen Skinner wrote an email to Mike McGovern, Charles Lister and Ann Willins regarding haemophilia and HIV.

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Lord Morris asked Baroness Hayman to point to where social stigma and the danger of infecting partners were officially stated when the Government announced its HIV scheme.

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Baroness Hayman sought advice on how to respond to Lord Morris' question on social stigma and the danger of infecting partners.

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Calls for a public inquiry in the UK were put to Susan Deacon, Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive.

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The inquiry which the Scottish Executive decided to undertake was to look at whether or not patients in Scotland with haemophilia were exposed to the risks of HCV longer than they should have been given the state of knowledge at the time.

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In her oral evidence, Susan Deacon said that devolution and the fact the issues involved a "complexity of UK-wide issues" meant that at the time she did not see a public inquiry "as a means to progress an issue"

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The Health and Community Care Committee of the Scottish Parliament met and discussed the Haemophilia Society's call for a full public inquiry, agreeing to wait for the internal report before considering any further inquiry.

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A petition was lodged against the Scottish Parliament calling for an inquiry.

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Philip Dolan was a leading campaigner in Scotland who became Convener of the Scottish Infected Blood Forum.

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Philip Dolan gave evidence to the Archer Inquiry.

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William Wright told the Inquiry that people felt that although they were writing to MPs, their voices were not being heard.

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Lynne Kelly, chair of Haemophilia Wales, told the Inquiry that the Welsh Government had been briefed by Westminster so hadn't felt there was any need for a public inquiry.

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Lynne Kelly told the Inquiry that following the Lindsay Tribunal, Westminster and the Welsh Government kept repeating the mantra: "there was no fault, the circumstances were different".

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The Welsh Government voted in favour of a public inquiry.

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Simon Hamilton, chair of Haemophilia Northern Ireland, told the Inquiry that the position in Northern Ireland was largely to follow the Department of Health in England.

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William Wright was chair of the Scottish committee of the Haemophilia Society.

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The petition to hold an inquiry was considered by the Health and Community Care Committee and it was again agreed to await the outcome of the Executive's internal review.

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