An MP has called the Government's continued failure to provide interim compensation to victims of the contaminated blood scandal "a disgrace".
Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck, has slammed the Government's lack of progress on the matter - especially as an report from independent QC Sir Robert Francis highlighted in June that there was a "strong moral case" for compensation, and that there was nothing to stop interim payments being made before the end of the ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry.
The contaminated blood scandal saw thousands infected with lethal viruses such as HIV and hepatitis C through NHS treatment - many for haemophilia. Thousands died and many more have suffered debilitating health problems over many years. The ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry has been investigating the circumstances which led to this and how successive governments have handled the fallout over decades.
