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In a letter to Malcolm Chisholm, Margaret Smith outlined that although the Committee had not recommended an inquiry, this was not because it was certain there was no negligence, or that nothing significant would emerge from an inquiry.

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An article on BBC News outlined Lord Owen's view that the failure to become self-sufficient in blood products had led to avoidable infection.

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News coverage in the Guardian outlined Lord Owen's view that the failure to become self-sufficient in blood products had led to avoidable infection.

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Following news coverage of Lord Owen's comments on self-sufficiency, Paul Goggins wrote to Alan Milburn MP asking whether this altered the view on having a public Inquiry.

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Yvette Cooper wrote to Paul Goggins MP saying that the Department of Health were "looking into points raised by Lord Owen".

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Lord Morris wrote to Tony Blair in relation to the news coverage of David Owen's comments.

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Lord Philip Hunt responded to Lord Morris' letter concerning Lord David Owen's comments on self-sufficiency.

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A briefing sent to Yvette Cooper was accompanied by a list of options for ministers including holding a public inquiry, with arguments for and against.

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Bob Stock emailed Susan Deacon explaining that he had received a warning from the Department of Health (Ireland) that they were under a lot of parliamentary pressure to hold a public inquiry.

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Yvette Cooper and Charles Lister met with campaigners and MPs Sylvia Heal and Paul Goggins.

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Official Department of Health minutes of a meeting recorded Yvette Cooper as saying it was not believed anyone's interest would be best served by a public inquiry

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Yvette Cooper disputed the official Department of Health minute of a meeting, which recorded her as saying a public inquiry would not serve anyone's interest.

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Yvette Cooper did not see evidence that the statement about the facts being established and in the public domain was wrong until her return from maternity leave.

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Yvette Cooper believed there were a series of unanswered questions about events in the 1970s - mid 1980s and commissioned an internal review.

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Jill Taylor wrote in a letter that the information was already in the public domain and a public inquiry was not the way forward.

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On behalf of the Department of Health, Hazel Blears wrote that the government's position remained that there was no need for a public inquiry because all the information was in the public domain.

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Lord Filkin told the House of Lords there was no benefit to anyone from a public inquiry and that the Government therefore did not support that.

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Charles Lister wrote to Peter Thompson stating that if Scottish ministers were forced to set up an Inquiry then it would be likely in England too.

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Charles Lister referred to the "established government position" of every minister who maintained the no public inquiry line.

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David Reay wrote to an anonymous recipient asserting that screening for hepatitis C could not have been introduced in the UK before 1991.

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