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Written Question Published 17 Oct 2019 Department of Health and Social Care ↗ View on Parliament

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons parents and children of people who have died after being infected by contaminated blood products do not receive on-going financial support. Answer: The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) currently makes provision for ex gratia one-off payments to eligible spouses, civil partners and long-term partners for individuals meeting qualifying criteria. The EIBSS also makes provision to help with ...