Written Question · S1W-00823 · Session 1
Whether it will set up a body, similar to the MacFarlane Trust which exists to provide help to people in the haemophilia community who incu…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will set up a body, similar to the MacFarlane Trust which exists to provide help to people in the haemophilia community who incur extra costs of living arising from HIV or AIDS as a result of having received contaminated blood products in the UK, to provide such support for those who have contracted hepatitis C in the same manner.
The answer
The circumstances surrounding those who may have contracted Hepatitis C through treatment with blood products are tragic. I have met the Haemophilia Society to hear their concerns at first hand and officials within my Department are making enquiries into the circumstances surrounding this issue. I will be better placed to consider whether any further action on the part of the Scottish Executive is indicated when these enquiries are completed.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-00823 by reference.