§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her Department's estimate of(a) the number of persons who contracted hepatitis C following blood transfusions in the period January 1989 to September 1991, (b) how many of these persons have pursued legal action against the Blood Transfusion Service or any other body in respect of the contraction of post-transfusion hepatitis C and (c) what is the average length of time taken for the settlement of these claims.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation is not available for the Department to make such an estimate. No legal action has been brought against the Department by any person alleging to have contracted hepatitis C through blood transfusion during the specified period.
Information is not available centrally about any actions brought against health authorities.