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Written question asked by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 2014. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Blood: Contamination

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered with (a) the Macfarlane Trust, (b) the Skipton Fund and (c) the Caxton Foundation in each year since 2011.

Answer

The number of people registered with the Macfarlane Trust, the Skipton Fund and the Caxton Foundation, from 2011-12 to the most recent full year for which the Department has figures are as follows:

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Skipton Fund

4,908

5,038

5,132

Caxton Foundation

505

555

695

Macfarlane Trust

549

608

599

The Skipton Fund figures relate to successful stage 1 applications in respect of infected claimants, but it is not known how many of these people are currently still alive. The Caxton Foundation and Macfarlane Fund figures are the number of living beneficiaries at 31 March in each of the specified years, and includes both infected and uninfected beneficiaries.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216252
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Contamination Blood Skipton Fund Macfarlane Trust Caxton Foundation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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