nothing to see here. that wasn t right. people thought they were being helped when in fact they were being helped when in fact they were being harmed. the inquiry ejected was before it was finally accepted. so i think over a succession of not just yet but a decade, justice has been denied to people and they haven t received the recognition that they need and deserve and that is why i am so pleased that the inquiry was established in that it is continuing it it s important work and that it will conclude soon. the government is committed and i am committed to handle this as swiftly as possible. irate committed to handle this as swiftly as ossible. ~ committed to handle this as swiftly as possible- as possible. we will come back to the question as possible. we will come back to the question of as possible. we will come back to the question of government - as possible. we will come back to i the question of government action. if we the question of government action. if we just the qu
seriously. for example, earlier this week we heard from penny mordaunt, leader of the commons who was paymaster general in 2020. she explained that she has sent letters to the treasury putting the case for pre emptive action to set up a full compensation body, an arms length compensation body, an arms length compensation body, an arms length compensation body which is what the inquiry was suggesting that she told the inquiry that she had never received letters back from rishi sunak or other treasury ministers at that time. she pointed out that it was during the pandemic so white always very preoccupied with other things. the a key question for today for rishi sunak will be, did he see those letters? did his officials tell him of the contents? why was penny moore didn t not given a reply to those letters saying that compensation should be started on as soon as possible? we
mention today. 0ver familiar, £100,000 each was a figure mention today. over half £1 million of payments have been made. as the letter itself says, any decision over compensation will require careful consideration. this further detail about how that might happen. there is lots of things that have evolved since that letter, not least we have had the chair interim report but also mark francis s report which gives them a variety of suggestion which is slightly different to those mentioned in this letter. again, they have been delivered. i think, penny mordaunt herself said that the three topics she raised were those she wanted to progress. yes. three topics she raised were those she wanted to progress. she wanted to progress. yes. my auestion she wanted to progress. yes. my question is she wanted to progress. yes. my question is will she wanted to progress. yes. my question is will lead she wanted to progress. yes. my question is will lead to she wanted to progress. yes. my que
obviously thing to do. would you accept that? obviously. penny could best answer questions about what she was trying to get across in the letter. as far as i can see reading it now, there were three topics that she raised of substance, the first was continued funding for the inquiry which is been delivered on with over £125 million to date being spent on the inquiry to make sure we could do this important work. the second was resolving an issue about parity of treatment between those impacted in different parts of the united kingdom. again, that was resolved in spring of 2021 with a precision of an extra 175 million pounds of funding. and the third is compensation that since this letter was written, interim payments have been made to around four and a half thousand people. as people are familiar, £100,000 each was a figure
compensation should be started on as soon as possible? soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so we soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so we are - inside the inquiry so we are watching the proceedings there and following along with everything that is happening. as we mentioned, we are expecting rishi sunak to give testimony later today. we will bring you that as it happens. but, naomi, one of the reasons that compensation is one of the keys in this inquiry is one of the keys in this inquiry is because many people have been left with debilitating health problems and need constant care. absolutely. there are so many different aspects to this. it is not just a question of those who are so still sick. just a question of those who are so stillsick. it just a question of those who are so still sick. it is a question of the relatives who have had