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A Freedom of Information request posed a question why an inexperienced staff member had been permitted to make decisions to destroy sensitive and important files.

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At a meeting of the Expert Group on the Treatment of Haemophilia, Dr Biggs advanced an estimate of a total requirement of 40 million iu of Factor 8 across the UK.

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"Therapeutic Materials used in Treatment of Coagulation Defects" was published, adding to the evidence base that 1 litre equalled approximately 5.55 donations, by assuming 180ml per donation.

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Campaigners within Northern Ireland pressed for a public inquiry

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Malcolm Moss wrote to Dr Ian Paisley explaining that there was no plan to make payments to those infected with Hepatitis C and all patients had received the best treatment available at the time.

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In his letter to Reverend Dr Ian Paisley, Malcolm Moss, Minister for Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland, asserted that patients had received the best treatment available in light of medical knowledge at the time.

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A memo from Donald Jackson to Michael Lillywhite (DHSS) illustrated the difficulty of of providing an estimate for the level for production which would achieve self-sufficiency.

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John Walker wrote a letter to John Cashman advising a substantial proportion of the £6-7 million identified by Angus MacPherson would be needed to rectify the shortcomings which the Medicines Inspectorate had identified in its processes.

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The Government was aware that Hepatitis C was associated with drug use.

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A minute recorded that the Government was in a rather difficult position in respect of those infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment, because the Secretary of State seemed inclined, contrary to the public Government line, to consider making special payments to people with haemophilia in this group.

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Marguerite Weatherseed wrote to Dr Metters to accept improvements were required in communication between the Blood Transfusion Service and hospitals where there were particular problems and offering assistance to overcome the bottlenecks.

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Correspondence between Kenneth Clarke and the Chief Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the allocation of a further £20 million to the Macfarlane Trust was copied to the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

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A briefing for the Prime Minister on Hepatitis C stated that while "a lookback exercise had been put in place, there were no plans to compensate those infected with hepatitis C, adding that the BBC Panorama programme "Bad Blood" would have "needlessly alarmed many thousands of people who have received blood transfusions that carried no risk of hepatitis C whatsoever".

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Dr Contreras raised a problem with Dr Burman at the National Heart and Chest Hospital where Professor Yacoub practised, and wrote to Professor Yacoub to complain of his practices. She also sought advice on her legal position if she complied with Professor Yacoub's requests, on which the Medical Defence Union supported her approach.

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David Burrage (Department of Health) responded to J & A Hastie Solicitors letter of 18 December 1990 to William Waldegrave, regarding payments for patients infected with HIV through transfusion.

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It was noted in a memo that various legal firms acting for plaintiffs proposed to retain documents (contrary to the settlement agreement) for use in HIV transfusion litigation which remained afoot.

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The minutes of a meeting on self-sufficiency in blood products advised that officials were looking at the compensation proposals recently submitted by the Haemophilia Society.

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The House of Commons met to discuss Lord Owen's claim that the Department of Health failed to honour his mid 1970s pledge to Parliament to make the UK self-sufficient in plasma products. Lord Owen was recorded to be concerned that his Private Office Papers were destroyed.

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The report of the Working Party on Haemodialysis Units titled 'Infection Risks of Haemodialysis' was published.

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A note was written on the background of compensation for those infected with Hepatitis C.

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