in establishing the infected blood compensation authority.gally created the authority on 24th may, and since this point the interim chief executive, david foley, has been working closely with sir robert francis kc, the interim chair of the infected blood compensation authority, to set up the compensation service. it is frankly no small task. the cabinet office is supporting the organisation as it recruits and sets up a service that is easy to access and simple to use. the infected blood compensation authority itself will then provide regular updates to the infected blood community and all others interested in its work. let me turn now to compensation. on 21st may, i welcomed the former administration's announcement on compensation, and there is an urgent need to get money to people, madam deputy speaker, in the most timely way possible. further interim payments of £210,000 were made to people who are beneficiaries of the infected blood support schemes living with infections onjune 24th, bringing the total which has been paid in compensation t