Mark said: "I don't believe that the lawyers thought for one second Sir Brian Langstaff would allow it, but it was important to get on record for the victims."
Dr Diana Walford had given evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry a week earlier
- Credit: Infected Blood Inquiry
For Mark though, one of the most aggravating elements of the week was Lord Clarke's talk of taking decisions to prevent homophobia.
He said: "For me personally, as the only LGBTQ ambassador for haemophilia worldwide, the way he spoke about the gay community – it was offensive.
"To sit there and justify the delays in producing leaflets because they didn't want to be seen as homophobic is hard to believe. This was the same government that brought in Section 28."