A question on #InfectedBloodCompensationScheme tabled by Baroness Featherstone on 22-05-2025 has been answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Heading: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Question ID: 1805923
UIN: HL7819
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-22
Asking Member ID: 1531
Asking Member display name: Baroness Featherstone
Asking Member handle: lfeatherstone
Asking Member Twitter reference: @lfeatherstone
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government why the Infected Blood Compensation Authority needs to conduct further medical checks for individuals who are recipients of interim compensation through the core route.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-06-04
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4508
Answering Member display name: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Answering Member handle: RuthAnderson
Answering Member Twitter reference: @RuthAnderson
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Answer text: IBCA does not conduct medical checks on people who are claiming compensation. IBCA will request medical information to assess what severity band they sit within, and therefore, what compensation they are due. This is done by a person’s dedicated Claim Man...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true