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Lynda Maule described how hospital staff would not bring food into his room near the end of his life and no one wanted to enter his room describing that he was not treated like a human being. The funeral director did not want to enter his room to collect his body.

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Terry McStay was 34 when he died of AIDS on 3 November 1984, having first become ill in 1983.

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Terry McStay was described as just getting weaker and weaker and all his family could do was help relieve his pain.

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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, John Moore, stated that his initial reaction was that it would be most unwise to make the "further look" into the people with haemophilia case public.

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At the Infected Blood Roundtable meeting, campaigner Jason Evans suggested undertaking work on a compensation framework but the government decided to wait for the Inquiry to conclude.

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Following the Infected Blood Roundtable meeting on 28 January 2020, Oliver Dowden, Paymaster General, wrote to Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, stating he had asked officials to consider the proposal for a compensation framework.

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Andy Burnham MP called for "full, fair compensation now."

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Dame Diana Johnson MP called for compensation stating "Delay is not acceptable."

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Dame Diana Johnson MP called for proper compensation for those infected and affected by the NHS blood scandal across the United Kingdom.

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Dame Diana Johnson MP requested the Prime Minister commit to providing compensation rather than waiting two years "when we know that so many more people will die."

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Dr Philippa Whitford MP asked the Government to accept responsibility for the worst scandal in the NHS and pay compensation.

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During oral evidence Penny Mordaunt stated she raised the issue of compensation in her letter dated 13 July 2020 so that all government departments were "aware of what is likely to need to happen and prepare for that." She wanted to give the Treasury "some encouragement to grip the issue".

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During oral evidence Penny Mordaunt explained she did not receive a written response to her letter dated 13 July 2020.

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During oral evidence Penny Mordaunt explained it was her expectation that the Government's response to the study commissioned in 2021 to consider a framework for compensation would be published and shared with the Inquiry.

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During oral evidence Penny Mordaunt agreed that if the acceptance of a moral case for compensation was not followed by action in providing compensation then the Government was not putting it right.

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A holding response was sent following Penny Mordaunt's letter to Rishi Sunak dated 21 September 2020.

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A UK Government press release announced Sir Robert Francis QC would undertake the infected blood Compensation Framework Study.

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Sir Robert Francis QC wrote to Penny Mordaunt with proposed terms of reference for the study looking at options for a framework for compensation.

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Michael Ellis, Paymaster General, acknowledged those directly affected by the infected blood scandal had waited too long for answers and justice.

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Michael Ellis stated it was his intention to publish the compensation study alongside the Government response in advance of Sir Robert's evidence to the Inquiry.

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