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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Jenny Willott. The answering member was Baroness Merron.

Archer Inquiry

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Archer Inquiry into contaminated blood and blood products.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
495 c124-32WH 
Session
2008-09
Department
Department of Health
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Speaker | 495 c125WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Interventions must be brief because the hon. Lady has only a short period in which to speak, ...
Jenny Willott | 495 c125-6WH (Link to this contribution) Many of the relatives of those who have died feel that there are questions that still need to be ans...
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Baroness Featherstone | 495 c125WH (Link to this contribution) I must declare an interest because my nephew is a haemophiliac, and he has been infected with hepati...
Speaker | 495 c127WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I call Jenny Willott to continue the debate, which will carry on until 4.45 pm.
Jenny Willott | 495 c127-8WH (Link to this contribution) We were speaking about the treatment of people with hepatitis C and how it differs from that of thos...
Alistair Burt | 495 c126WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady has been exceptionally generous in taking interventions bearing in mind the shortness ...
Jenny Willott | 495 c125WH (Link to this contribution) It is true that a number of different groups of patients have been affected. There are also people w...
Bob Spink | 495 c125WH (Link to this contribution) On the need for further work, does the hon. Lady not agree that good as the report was, it was fette...
Jenny Willott | 495 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to have secured this debate about the Archer inquiry into contaminated blood and blood...
Oliver Letwin | 495 c124WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Lady not agree that what is so extraordinary is that the Government do not appear to w...
Jenny Willott | 495 c124WH (Link to this contribution) That is a very valid point, and I was about to mention it. Although Lord Winston described the trage...
Nia Griffith | 495 c124-5WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Lady agree that whatever the form of the inquiry, what we do not want to do now is lau...
Jenny Willott | 495 c125WH (Link to this contribution) It is true that we need to move forward and consider providing decent compensation. However, given t...
Baroness Merron | 495 c130-2WH (Link to this contribution) I stand by the points that I made. Furthermore, a judicial inquiry in Ireland found failures of resp...
Brian Iddon | 495 c130WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend. When I compared the Irish situation with the UK situation in the Ho...
Baroness Merron | 495 c130WH (Link to this contribution) I am happy to do so, but this will be the last time.
Baroness Merron | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) I can assure Members that, to the best of my knowledge, all co-operation has been made available. As...
Jeremy Hunt | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, as I appreciate that she wants to make progress. The r...
Baroness Merron | 495 c129-30WH (Link to this contribution) I am happy to come to that, but the simple answer is that it is in order to allow the scheme to be o...
Jessica Morden | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) One issue troubling some constituents of mine—the parents of Colin, who tragically died aged seven—i...
Baroness Merron | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) There has been consultation and discussion. The hon. Member for Cardiff, Central asked me about a me...
Baroness Merron | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) I give way to the hon. Member for North-East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt).
Alistair Burt | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful. May I press the Minister a little further on the relationship with the Archer inquiry...
Baroness Merron | 495 c128WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Cardiff, Central (Jenny Willott) on securing this important debat...
Baroness Merron | 495 c129WH (Link to this contribution) Obviously, that is a matter for the usual channels. I am sure that the hon. Lady will raise the issu...
Baroness Kramer | 495 c128WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister. I apologise for not being here for all of the debate; I mistimed the vote. As ...
Subjects
Compensation Contamination Blood HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Blood transfusions Department of Health Contaminated Blood and Blood Products Inquiry
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