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1027352

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Macfarlane Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultations his Department held with beneficiaries of the Macfarlane Trust prior to the closure of that Trust and transfer of that Trust's residual funds and assets to the Terrence Higgins Trust.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	202780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department launched the first infected blood consultation, ‘Infected blood: reform on financial and other support’<sup>1</sup>, in January 2016. The consultation confirmed that the majority of beneficiaries would prefer one scheme to the then five schemes. The second consultation ‘Infected blood: Consultation on Special Category Mechanism and financial and other support in England’<sup>2</sup> in October 2017 announced that NHS Business Services Authority, not the former scheme administrators, such as the Macfarlane Trust, would manage the new reformed scheme.</p><p>I have written to the Macfarlane Trust on a number of occasions since 12 September 2018 asking for its plans with respect to any residual funds it held on closure. I also reminded the Macfarlane Trust that it must operate in accordance with its trust deed which states that the funds can only be transferred to one or more bodies established for charitable purposes with similar, or the same, objectives to its own i.e. providing support for people infected with HIV. The Macfarlane Trust informed me of the transfer of the its residual funds and assets to the Terrence Higgins Trust via a letter dated 12 December 2018. Consultation with beneficiaries regarding this transfer of assets on closure was not the responsibility of the Department.</p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/infected-blood-reform-of-financial-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/infected-blood-reform-of-financial-and-other-support</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/infected-blood-support-special-category-mechanism" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/infected-blood-support-special-category-mechanism</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2018 13:23:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 93368 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

874728

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	England Infected Blood Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people with (a) Stage 1 Hepatitis C and (b) with Stage 1 Hepatitis C and HIV have registered with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme; and how many and what proportion of people in each of those groups were successful in their application.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	135029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>All beneficiaries registered with the five former infected blood payments schemes were written to and asked to give their consent for their details to be passed to the new administrator NHS Business Services Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of beneficiaries currently registered with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme administered by the NHS Business Services Authority are as follows, this includes all of those who gave consent to their details being transferred and any new, successful applicants:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Beneficiary group</p></td><td><p>Numbers registered with NHS Business Services Authority as of 4 April 2018 (this includes all new successful registrants)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 1</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 1 and HIV</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 2</p></td><td><p>644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 2 and HIV</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIV</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bereaved former partners</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have interpreted the question about applications to be about new applications to the support schemes. Since 1 November 2017, 24 new registrant applications have been approved.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 135064 question first answered 16/04/2018 15:53:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

874729

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Special Category Mechanism (SCM) applications were (a) submitted and (b) accepted, in respect of answer to (i) Section 5A, (ii) Section 6A, (iii) Section 6B and (iv) Section 7 of the SCM application form.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	135030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>As of 4 April 2018, NHS Business Services Authority has received 731 applications for the Special Category Mechanism (SCM) under the England Infected Blood Support Scheme. All SCM applications are looked at as a whole and as every completed section needs to be taken into account information is not available for individual parts of the form.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/04/2018 15:54:52 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

874763

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	England Infected Blood Support Scheme: Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people (a) with Stage 1 Hepatitis C, (b) Stage 2 Hepatitis C, (c) Stage 1 Hepatitis C and HIV, (d) Stage 2 Hepatitis C and HIV, (e) HIV and (f) the bereaved former partners of those affected by these viruses are registered with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	135064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>All beneficiaries registered with the five former infected blood payments schemes were written to and asked to give their consent for their details to be passed to the new administrator NHS Business Services Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of beneficiaries currently registered with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme administered by the NHS Business Services Authority are as follows, this includes all of those who gave consent to their details being transferred and any new, successful applicants:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Beneficiary group</p></td><td><p>Numbers registered with NHS Business Services Authority as of 4 April 2018 (this includes all new successful registrants)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 1</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 1 and HIV</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 2</p></td><td><p>644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hepatitis C - Stage 2 and HIV</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIV</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bereaved former partners</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have interpreted the question about applications to be about new applications to the support schemes. Since 1 November 2017, 24 new registrant applications have been approved.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 135029 question first answered 16/04/2018 15:53:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

829831

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the home use of abortion medication in England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	124604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Departmental officials hold regular meetings with officials from the Scottish Government to discuss areas of mutual interest on sexual and reproductive health policy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

810087

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to remove the need for bank statements to be submitted in support of discretionary grant applications with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	120553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The discretionary payments scheme, part of the England Infected Blood Support Scheme administered by NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA), and the criteria under which these payments are made is currently being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>As was required under the former infected blood payment schemes, the criteria for some discretionary payments may be linked to an individual’s income. One way a beneficiary could demonstrate their income is through the submission of bank statements, although NHS BSA is considering with beneficiaries other possible options as part of the review process.</p><p> </p><p>NHS BSA will try to keep additional information requests to support claims to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:11:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

793891

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the oral Question of the hon. Member for Weaver Vale and the response from the Under-Secretary of State on 14 November, HC Deb, Vol. 631, Col. 143, whether that commitment applies to all ongoing payments currently received by the bereaved partners of those infected.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	114980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The discretionary payments for the remainder of this financial year will not change and there will be no reductions. NHS Business Services Authority is carrying out a review of the discretionary payment arrangements and the new system will be launched in April 2018. The new discretionary payment scheme will be a fairer, more transparent and flexible system that will direct funding to those most in need of financial support. As under the existing arrangements this discretionary support will be open to all beneficiaries, including bereaved partners of the infected and their families. There will also be an increase in the overall level of discretionary funding for 2018-19 as announced in September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/11/2017 12:40:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

790109

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Skipton Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what eligibility criteria the Skipton Fund operates for people infected with HIV or Hepatitis C as a result of receiving anti-d immunoglobin; and what the grounds are for that eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	113366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Skipton Fund was responsible for administering a scheme that made payments to people infected with hepatitis C through treatment with National Health Service blood or blood products and their families. Therefore this fund was open to applications from anyone infected with hepatitis C as a result of receiving anti-d immunoglobin injections. This eligibility continues under the new England Infected Blood Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/11/2017 16:08:45 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

788524

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that (a) all reserves held by the (i) Caxton Foundation, (ii) Eileen Trust and (iii) Macfarlane Trust and (b) all money left in trust with those charities for a specific purpose continues to be spent on beneficiaries affected by the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	112583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The former administrators of the infected blood payment schemes are developing a range of initiatives to distribute any reserves or funds held by them to beneficiaries and their families. Accounts will continue to be published for each scheme until they cease operating.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/11/2017 13:35:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

788527

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that all files held by (a) the Macfarlane Trust, (b) the Caxton Foundation, (c) the Eileen Trust, (d) the Skipton Trust and (e) MFET Ltd are made available to the contaminated blood inquiry in the event that those bodies are decommissioned in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	112582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>On 3 November the Cabinet Office made a Written Ministerial Statement stating that the inquiry would take a statutory form, under the Inquiries Act 2005, and that Cabinet Office would be the sponsoring department.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference of the inquiry will therefore be agreed between Cabinet Office Ministers and the inquiry Chair. A statutory inquiry held under the Inquiries Act 2005 has the power to compel witnesses to share relevant files and give evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are working with the former infected blood payment schemes to confirm arrangements for the long term storage and access to records once the schemes have closed.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/11/2017 13:43:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson