Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2015 to Question 11834, whether he still intends to open the consultation on reform of support for those affected by contaminated blood products by the end of this year.

Reforming the current payment schemes is a priority and we are keen to get this right for those affected.

We do not have a firm date for the consultation at this time, but it will be announced as soon as possible.