Compensation plan for infected blood victims to begin
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Compensation plan for infected blood victims to begin
The government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to infected blood victims. Speaking about the scheme, minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said: "For affected people, I expect those payments to start in 2025."
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