Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Diana Johnson Excerpts
Thursday 9th March 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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My hon. Friend is indefatigable in raising this subject. I cannot promise an immediate Government debate, but she will know that, from the Prime Minister downwards, the entire Government are committed to delivering on our promise.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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In a written statement on Monday, the Government announced that they are scaling back their financial support for people who received contaminated blood products. On the same day, the chief executive of the trust that administers the money that currently goes to that group of people refused to meet the all-party parliamentary group on haemophilia and contaminated blood to discuss what is happening. I am sure that the Leader of the House agrees that transparency and openness is very much the best policy, so may we please have a statement from a Minister about the Government’s intentions so that MPs can raise their constituents’ concerns about what the Government are doing?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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The hon. Lady makes a perfectly serious point. I will ask the relevant Health Minister to write to her.