Just dealing with ill health, but fighting forjustice. I welcome the vast majority of what the minister has announced this morning, and im sure everyone across the house does, but the members of the infected Blood Community who are here since morning will be concerned to hear his comments to the ongoing support payments. Does he accept its not a matter of saying the infected Blood Community will be involved in a Compensation Scheme, but will their wishes be listened to . Wishes be listened to . Absolutely the well. Wishes be listened to . Absolutely they well. When wishes be listened to . Absolutely they well. When i wishes be listened to . Absolutely they well. When i was wishes be listened to . Absolutely they well. When i was in wishes be listened to . Absolutelyl they well. When i was in edinburgh wishes be listened to . Absolutely i they well. When i was in edinburgh i was keen to ensure and i had long conversations about the need to understand the integration of existing infected
Infected blood Compensation Scheme in the house of commons. A lengthy statement followed by questions from fellow mps. With me now to discuss what we heard is our health reporter. A very significant, important day for the 30,000 victims of this blood scandal, more than 3000 have delayed waiting for compensation or conclusion. How comprehensive was it . It compensation or conclusion. How comprehensive was it . Compensation or conclusion. How comprehensive was it . It comes out ofthe comprehensive was it . It comes out of the report comprehensive was it . It comes out of the report yesterday comprehensive was it . It comes out of the report yesterday and comprehensive was it . It comes out of the report yesterday and sir of the report yesterday and sir Brian Langstaff said yesterday when he criticised the time taken for the government to set up the scheme, accusing them of moving at a sluggish pace. The government had to come out quickly and announce something substantial. Weve got a cou
Been infected. Yes, im very interested to speak, to speak to her. She was a young and plucky reporter who got wind of this, caught wind of this , and then went into this, and then went into investigation mode. And im very , very interested to hear whether she suffered quite a bit of pushback from within the medical community, whether she suffered some pushback politically , even, or from politically, even, or from fellow journalists, even because this was a huge scandal, a huge story that she decided to break in the mail on sunday. Well be talking to her about exactly what that was like at the time, and what she hopes will come out of this inquiry. 1230 its going to drop. Well have the report. Well know how much compensation , crucially, is going to be offered, but not just the compensation for those that have been affected. For those that have been in affected and affected by this scandal, lasting decades, ripping through the nhs, but also who knew what and when, what decisions were m
Were infected with hiv or hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood between the early 19705 and early 19905. 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with the ongoing impacts of infection. biv 0ur Correspondent 0ur correspondent, Rajini Vaidyanathan has been following the story and joins us live from the Methodist Central Hall in westminster, where the Report Findings were released. The conclusions of this report are devastating in so many different areas. ,. ,. , areas. They really are. One of the overriding areas. They really are. One of the overriding feeling areas. They really are. One of the overriding feeling is areas. They really are. One of the overriding feeling is has areas. They really are. One of the overriding feeling is has been areas. They really are. One of the overriding feeling is has been a i overriding feeling is has been a sense of vindication. People here who have said for years they have tried to raise concerns and raised the alarm abo