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. we've got a couple of things, they were saying final compensation should start to be paid by the end of the year. we have a time they are working towards. this has gone on for decades, this scandal, but there's been this big delay, sluggish response to compensation. that will be of some relief to many of the victims. also some elements of conversation have been paid, so for thousand people have received interim conversation of £100,000 each. they said they will increase that payment by another 210,000 for people who are still alive and living with these infections. the reason they are doing it quite blatantly, brutally is because people are dying at a rate of two a week. there's a sense they need to move quickly. there are other things which may be of some concern to some of the victims, not least the fact at the moment if you are living with hiv or hepatitis c you receive a regular monthly support payment. not compensation, but support which can work—out at £20,000 or £40,000 a year. they are saying from march that will essentially be taken as an element of your compensation. it feels they will take it off the compensation payment. they say no one will be worse off but i get a sense from speaking to people, that might cause some concern and disquiet among the community. we will have to wait and see when people have had an opportunity to digester these details.— digester these details. we've got some idea of _ digester these details. we've got some idea of the _ digester these details. we've got some idea of the compensation l digester these details. we've got l some idea of the compensation but not the full amount people will receive or exactly when, even though some people, those in a dire health situation, could receive it within the next 30 days. it’s situation, could receive it within the next 30 days.— the next 30 days. it's quite complicated. _ the next 30 days. it's quite complicated. they - the next 30 days. it's quite complicated. they are - the next 30 days. it's quite i complicated. they are saying the next 30 days. it's quite - complicated. they are saying there will be a set tariff for each type of infection. if you were infected with hiv or hepatitis there will be a certain amount and then an assessment. if you could never have assessment. if you could never have a job or a family, you had to live with stigma because of hiv, there will be extra payments. it is just people infected and bereaved relatives who received any compensation. by the end of the year it will be extended to other groups, so people who lost children in childhood because of these infections will start to receive conversation, as well people orphaned by the scandal, and those groups have largely received nothing so far. it will be extended to these people who haven't received anything to date. ., ~ ,, people who haven't received anything to date. ., ~ i. ~ , to date. thank you. as we were sa inc , to date. thank you. as we were saying. around _ to date. thank you. as we were saying, around 3000 _ to date. thank you. as we were saying, around 3000 victims i to date. thank you. as we were i saying, around 3000 victims have already passed away without the chance to see the damning report and receive compensation. among them is perry evans, one of the first victims to give evidence to the inquiry. his wifejoins us now. however, welcome. your husband died five weeks ago and he was the only victim to be mentioned in yesterday's report. how do you feel today? to yesterday's report. how do you feel toda ? ., , , ., , , today? to beyond this, very emotional. _ today? to beyond this, very emotional. it _ today? to beyond this, very emotional. it has _ today? to beyond this, very emotional. it has been - today? to beyond this, very emotional. it has been a - today? to beyond this, very| emotional. it has been a day today? to beyond this, very i emotional. it has been a day of reaction to yesterday. yesterday was really quite beautiful and overwhelming in the way it culminated all of the inquiry. and all the effort and work and campaigning, and the way the whole day was beautifully conducted. and so it was very powerful. and then todayit so it was very powerful. and then today it is reaction to it from friends and family and from media, and now this announcement from governments, which is all coming very fast. for me at the moment it is close together with perry passing and my status changing. it's a shock he isn't with us and me trying to work out what it means going forward as a family. however, i'm hugely relieved about the payments for those orphans and those who lost children, because it has been awful that they've never had anything on their circumstances have been so badly affected. you their circumstances have been so badly affected-— badly affected. you and your children and _ badly affected. you and your children and perry _ badly affected. you and your children and perry fought - badly affected. you and your children and perry fought to | badly affected. you and your i children and perry fought to get your heard for so long. you have been heard finally, there's a compensation scheme in its infancy but some details announced. if you can, try and explain what it means for many people. for can, try and explain what it means for many maple-— can, try and explain what it means for many people. for many people, they physically _ for many people. for many people, they physically or — for many people. for many people, they physically or emotionally i they physically or emotionally mentally haven't been able to work. to be in a situation where you don't have much income and having to deal with a lot of stuff in your personal life has been very hard. perry was fortunate he was determined to work and he carried on working as much as he could, at his company were very good to him. but it has been a hard road for so many people. and the stigma and the lack of ability to be open about your own circumstances, it has been hard. you say we had to fight, i have to give credit to the campaigners because we were not at the forefront. perry spoke of when he could and we've done some interviews, but there are people who use each time after time at the today and here it is.— use each time after time at the today and here it is. well done to them. i today and here it is. well done to them- i want _ today and here it is. well done to them. i want to _ today and here it is. well done to them. i want to play _ today and here it is. well done to them. i want to play our - today and here it is. well done to them. i want to play our view i today and here it is. well done to them. i want to play our view is l today and here it is. well done to l them. i want to play our view is the moment where sir brian langstaff talked about your husband yesterday, the only victim to be personally mentioned. l the only victim to be personally mentioned-— mentioned. i will mention one erson, mentioned. i will mention one person. but — mentioned. i will mention one person, but everyone - mentioned. i will mention one person, but everyone here i mentioned. i will mention one i person, but everyone here knows of others _ person, but everyone here knows of others who— person, but everyone here knows of others who haven't survived to hear the outcome of this inquiry. perry evans _ the outcome of this inquiry. perry evans gave — the outcome of this inquiry. perry evans gave evidence on the very thursday— evans gave evidence on the very thursday of the inquiry in 2019. —— first day _ thursday of the inquiry in 2019. —— first day he — thursday of the inquiry in 2019. —— first day. he had a mild haemophilia and lead _ first day. he had a mild haemophilia and lead an— first day. he had a mild haemophilia and lead an active life. he was diagnosed with hiv in 1985. and told he had _ diagnosed with hiv in 1985. and told he had two to three years to live. he survived _ he had two to three years to live. he survived. but he was diagnosed with hiv _ he survived. but he was diagnosed with hiv related cancer in 2002. he survived _ with hiv related cancer in 2002. he survived but was in a coma for ten days— survived but was in a coma for ten days into — survived but was in a coma for ten days into thousand eight and wasn't expected _ days into thousand eight and wasn't expected to live. he survived, although— expected to live. he survived, although with a range of health problems associated with hiv and hepatitis — problems associated with hiv and hepatitis c and the treatment he had received _ hepatitis c and the treatment he had received. but very sadly, perry died exactly— received. but very sadly, perry died exactly five — received. but very sadly, perry died exactly five weeks ago. you received. but very sadly, perry died exactly five weeks ago.— exactly five weeks ago. you met per 'ust exactly five weeks ago. you met perry just a _ exactly five weeks ago. you met perryjust a couple _ exactly five weeks ago. you met perryjust a couple of— exactly five weeks ago. you met perryjust a couple of years i exactly five weeks ago. you met j perryjust a couple of years after his first diagnosis, at which point you didn't know how long he had to live, if he could have a family but she managed to keep go as a couple and family. how did you manage on a day—to—day basis not knowing what the future would hold? it is day-to-day basis not knowing what the future would hold?— the future would hold? it is an exceptional — the future would hold? it is an exceptional story, _ the future would hold? it is an exceptional story, i— the future would hold? it is an exceptional story, i think, i the future would hold? it is an exceptional story, i think, and j the future would hold? it is an i exceptional story, ithink, and you exceptional story, i think, and you don't realise how exceptional until it is gone. but we are christians and our faith has it is gone. but we are christians and ourfaith has been really important to us over the years. sorry, excuse me. i did felt like perry wanted to defy the odds, and he certainly did. we were given two to three years to live when we were married, and we were married for nearly 36 years. we had two children we weren't expected to have. we had lots of adversity and ill—health, but we had amazing friends and family all around us, and we've been so supported. in the beginning when we were first married, it was a small group of family and some close friends who knew about perry's status because the stigma was so bad. once we had the children we felt it was important to tell more people because we didn't want to reinforce the stigma, and we want to grow up in a world free of the stigma. i'm so proud of how perry conducted himself, and we took part in the documentary with stephen fry and did some stuff to try and breakdown the stigma. and it has changed, and the treatments have improved, thank goodness. i'm really sad perry has not seen today. it is sad perry has not seen today. it is really sad. — sad perry has not seen today. it is really sad. and — sad perry has not seen today. it is really sad, and we _ sad perry has not seen today. it is really sad, and we all feel for your loss. john glenn, just in the comments, said there will be a more wide—ranging debate in the comments about the findings of the infected blood inquiry, but he resisted calls from the former frontbencher david davies to fast—track candour on the public service. what do you want to see happen next? l public service. what do you want to see happen next?— public service. what do you want to see happen next? i would like to see the --eole see happen next? i would like to see the people who _ see happen next? i would like to see the people who had _ see happen next? i would like to see the people who had nothing - see happen next? i would like to see the people who had nothing paid i see happen next? i would like to see the people who had nothing paid to l the people who had nothing paid to them paid quickly. i would like the compensation framework and bodies to be set quickly, make sure they aren't bureaucratic i've already hit hurdles already about funding for widows. i've had to resubmit forms i had already submitted. i'm a professional, i can deal with it, but there's plenty who find admin difficult. they need to make sure it is all easy—to—use and access. as forjustice or going after individuals, ijust feel forjustice or going after individuals, i just feel that the process play out. if that has been wrong done, the system should work. it shouldn't be for the community to have to call and call and call for justice to be done. we have done that enough. sir brian langstaff�*s report lays out, it speaks for us, and we are so relieved his report is and we are so relieved his report is a powerful voice for us. we don't need to be the ones to say we need to campaign or speak to our mp. sir brian langstaff has spoken it all for us. it brian langstaff has spoken it all for us. , ., ., brian langstaff has spoken it all for us. , . . ., i. , for us. it is amazing that you still have faith in _ for us. it is amazing that you still have faith in the _ for us. it is amazing that you still have faith in the system, - for us. it is amazing that you still have faith in the system, a i for us. it is amazing that you still. have faith in the system, a system that has led so many people down but you still believe that when it comes to accountability, justice will be done eventually, you think? i sincerely hope so. what should that look like? it sincerely hope so. what should that look like? , ., ., ., sincerely hope so. what should that look like? , ., , ., look like? it is a good question, but i don't _ look like? it is a good question, but i don't know. _ look like? it is a good question, but i don't know. is _ look like? it is a good question, but i don't know. is it _ look like? it is a good question, but i don't know. is it possible l look like? it is a good question, | but i don't know. is it possible so many years _ but i don't know. is it possible so many years on — but i don't know. is it possible so many years on to _ but i don't know. is it possible so many years on to actually - but i don't know. is it possible so many years on to actually point l but i don't know. is it possible so l many years on to actually point the finger, to get to the source of who in so many different areas, in politics, the health surface, in the businesses, who allowed it to happen and whether there will be justice. we have heard from the politicians who again and again in this country, we've seen so many people let down, the post office scandal, people not given compensation until now. the main thing i _ given compensation until now. tue: main thing i took given compensation until now. t'ta: main thing i took away given compensation until now. tta: main thing i took away from given compensation until now. t'ta: main thing i took away from the report, and it is a dense document, the call for change of culture. i've come across the culture, in local up to national level, it is where i can pass the problem onto rather than how can i deal with it. not only that, but deal with it authentically and in a way right ethically and morally. i would and in a way right ethically and morally. iwould make and in a way right ethically and morally. i would make the call we need to change the culture of our society operations that we, that are at the forefront, the people at the bottom need looking after. that is our priority, not about self—interest but authentic care of our community. we really appreciate your time. our community. we really appreciate our time. ., ~ our community. we really appreciate our time. ., ,, i. our community. we really appreciate ourtime. ., ,, . our community. we really appreciate our time. ., ,, . ., your time. thank you so much. you can follow— your time. thank you so much. you can 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