§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether(a) haemophiliacs and (b) non-haemophiliacs will be eligible for compensation under the hepatitis C ex-gratia payment scheme; and when he expects to announce the details of the scheme. [151351]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made to the House on 26January 2004, Official Report, column 1WS, by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health, announcing the details of the scheme which will be open to both haemophiliacs and non-haemophiliacs.