Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, reference to the written statement HCWS464, on 8 February 2018 on the Infected Blood Inquiry, whether the Chair of the inquiry will operate with the support of a Panel.

As Minister for the Cabinet Office’s statement of 8 February made clear, the Chair will be consulting on the terms of reference for the Inquiry, and will be seeking views of those affected on whether panel members should sit alongside him. Ministers will then return to Parliament with the final terms of reference, including on the composition of a Panel, as soon as this process has been completed.