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Michael Ellis stated the Government would study Sir Robert's evidence to the Inquiry and act as expeditiously as possible after that.

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Michael Ellis stated the Government was considering Sir Robert's recommendations and it was important that the Government was able to reflect upon Sir Robert's evidence and the evidence of others to the Inquiry as part of that consideration.

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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, agreed the issue of the potential impact on mental health of those waiting for compensation was very important.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP reminded Michael Ellis how many people had died since the announcement of the Inquiry. In response he stated the Government would respond to Sir Robert's recommendations "just as soon as possible."

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Michael Ellis stated the issues arising from the Compensation Framework Study were under active consideration across Government.

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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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