. >> last friday, i visited my constituent vera gaskin at her livingston home.mrs gaskin has hepatitis c, having contracted it in 1985 through a transfusion of contaminated blood. she had been diagnosed with hodgkin's disease at the time. of course, her situation is not dissimilar to that of the several thousands of people who also suffered due to the tainted blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s. sadly, many have passed away since. obviously, i am aware of previous debates in the house on the matter and the statement by the health secretary on 10 january, but this does not bring closure to many victims and their families. will the prime minister personally prioritize this matter, work with the devolved administrations and introduce a proper compensation scheme, thus finally bringing justice to the innocent victims of this terrible tragedy? >> i thank the honorable gentleman for that question. he has had constituents come to him about this extremely difficult issue and i have had exactly the same experience in my constituency. although previous governments had pu