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The Paymaster General answered a question from Mark Pritchard MP advising the cross government work underway was likely to be significantly assisted by the Inquiry's further interim report in making preparations to respond swiftly to the final report.

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The Paymaster General expressed the intention to update Parliament as work on compensation progressed, providing as much detail as possible.

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The Paymaster General wrote in the Cabinet Committee write-round that work on compensation was underway with the intention of completion by May 2023.

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The Inquiry confirmed that a second interim report would be published.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP asked the Paymaster General to set out how he could best engage with those infected and affected in the coming months to show that progress was being made on compensation. His response was: "When we see the interim report, it will be incumbent on us to give an immediate reaction - a reaction as soon as is practical - to it, and then to set out what we will be doing to build towards the final report."

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The Second Interim Report was published. The recommendations of the Inquiry relevant to compensation were contained within that second report. The Second Interim Report recommended interim payments to recognise the deaths of people to date unrecognised and steps be taken without delay to provide a bespoke psychological service in England.

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The Paymaster General told Parliament that work was underway "at pace" across all relevant departments "to respond fully" to the Second Interim Report and that every recommendation was receiving intense focus.

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The Paymaster General confirmed the Government would bring forward a response to the Second Interim Report as soon as it could.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP asked the Paymaster General for details of the cross-departmental meetings which he had said were taking place. He referred to a range of meetings and explained the Government was "working at pace".

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The Leader of the House of Commons was asked for assistance in obtaining answers to parliamentary questions about the number of meetings that had taken place to discuss compensation.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP had written to ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he would publish a copy of his ministerial diary for the period January to March 2023 prior to its publication on the government website. He replied once again that the Government was "working at pace".

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Dame Diana Johnson MP raised a point of order regarding how she could obtain basic information showing that the Government was acting "at pace".

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Dame Diana Johnson MP asked the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to confirm meetings had taken place, who was present, and to offer reassurance to those infected and affected that compensation would be implemented in full following Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendations. The Chief Secretary advised an update would be forthcoming "when those conversations have taken place".

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Dame Diana Johnson MP asked the Paymaster General for basic factual information regarding the steps the Government was taking following Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendations as laid out in the Second Interim Report. The Paymaster General reassured that the Government were working "at pace" to come up with "a constructive response to the report".

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Dame Diana Johnson MP had written to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he would list the dates and attendees of his department's meetings on the Infected Blood Inquiry and the compensation framework since 1 January 2023. John Glen, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responded by advising the recommendations in the Second Interim Report were still being considered.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP had written to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates his department had made regarding the cost to the public purse of the compensation scheme. John Glen, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responded by advising the recommendations in the Second Interim Report were still being considered and meetings took place regularly.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP had written to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he had held meetings with the devolved administrations on the Infected Blood Inquiry and the compensation framework since 1 January 2023. John Glen, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responded by stating the Government was committed to working on this issue with devolved administrations.

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UK, Scottish and Welsh Ministers, and the Northern Ireland Department of Health Permanent Secretary, met for the first time to discuss the position regarding compensation.

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The Financial Times reported that Government officials estimated the cost of the compensation scheme as between £5 billion and £10 billion.

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The "Sunday Telegraph" reported the concerns in Whitehall regarding the large amounts involved in the compensation scheme.

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