Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what happens to an England Infected Blood Support Scheme application for a (a) hepatis C stage 1, (b) hepatitis C stage 2 or (c) special category mechanism payment that is under consideration in the event of the death of the applicant.

Applications are assessed from the date of receipt. Upon an application being successful, payments are dated from the date of receipt. Both lump sum and regular payments which would have been paid to the deceased beneficiary would be paid either to the partner or spouse or the estate, whichever is applicable.