Bill · started in the Lords
Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [HL]
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)
The story so farThe Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 16 May 2012 by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
A bill to establish a committee to advise on haemophilia; to make provision in relation to blood donations; to establish a scheme for NHS Compensation Cards for people who have been treated with and infected by contaminated blood or blood products; to make provision for the financial compensation of people treated with and infected by contaminated blood and blood products and their widows, dependants and carers; to establish a review of the support available for people who have been treated with and infected by contaminated blood or blood products; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Lords 16 May 2012
- 2nd reading Lords Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Apr 2013.