Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2017 to Question 63452, on blood: contamination, how many such applications have been received since that date; and how many of those applications have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.

Since 20 February 2017 the scheme has received 15 applications. This is in addition to the 317 applications they received prior to this date. Of these 332 applications in total, 323 have been approved and nine have been declined. All applications are subject to a rigorous review and verification process of the evidence being provided.