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In response to an urgent question by Dame Diana Johnson MP, Michael Ellis stated the issue of compensation was being given "the fullest, speediest and most expeditious consideration".

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Rishi Sunak voiced support for the making of the interim payments.

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In his written statement Kit Malthouse, former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, described his role in relation to the Government's decision-making in response to the First Interim Report of the Inquiry.

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The written statement of Nadhim Zahawi demonstrated Treasury approval was given for the interim payments within eight days of approval being sought.

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Michael Ellis indicated that the Government did not intend to respond to Sir Robert's compensation study until the final report of the Inquiry was published.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP criticised the Government for failing to respond to the Compensation Framework Study.

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In oral evidence, Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, confirmed it was the Government's expectation that the compensation recommendations would go beyond the cohorts of individuals to whom the interim payments had been directed.

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Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, formed the view that the Government needed to increase resources on the issue of what the final compensation scheme might look like.

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In oral evidence, Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, explained the Government anticipated it would see the Inquiry's recommendations on compensation by mid 2023 and would be in a position to respond quickly to recommendations.

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In oral evidence, Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, was unable to explain why work to analyse the cost and scale of the implementation of compensation had not been commissioned earlier than 2023.

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Jeremy Quin confirmed in his evidence to the Inquiry that his thinking was that, as and when decisions were made on particular issues or recommendations, he would be able to make announcements on a rolling basis rather than a single announcement at the end of all the work.

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Shona Dunn, the Second Permanent Secretary in the DHSC, agreed with Jeremy Quin that the building blocks necessary for decisions regarding implementing a compensation scheme existed.

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Jeremy Quin suggested the Inquiry's final report would enable the Government to see the recommendations in the Inquiry's Second Interim Report in their full context.

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No decision had been made on what a final compensation scheme might look like and no options had been presented to the Paymaster General.

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Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, confirmed work was continuing so the Government could respond swiftly to any recommendations relating to compensation in the Inquiry's final report.

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Jeremy Quin, Paymaster General, indicated the preparatory work already underway by the Government would allow it to respond more quickly to any recommendations in the Inquiry's final report.

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The Inquiry was informed that work regarding compensation was not complete.

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In answer to a question as to when the Government would establish an arm's-length body, the Paymaster General's response was a cross government working group was taking this forward.

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The Paymaster General explained meetings of the cross government working group took place on a regular basis. In addition, the group met on an ad hoc basis.

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In answer to a request for publication of a plan for the delivery of compensation to the infected blood community, the Paymaster General repeated that work was underway across government.

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