Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £11.8 billion to compensate those impacted by the infected blood scandal, and £1.8 billion to compensate the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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00:00The previous government also failed to budget the costs that they knew would materialise.
00:09That includes funding for vital compensation schemes for victims of two terrible injustices.
00:16I just mentioned respecting colleagues. The public are watching. They want to hear what
00:34the Chancellor has to say.
00:38I would politely suggest that honourable members listen to this, because it includes funding
00:44for vital compensation schemes for victims of two terrible injustices, the infected blood
00:50scandal and the Post Office Horizon scandal.
00:55The Leader of the Opposition rightly made an unequivocal apology for the injustice of
01:00the infected blood scandal on behalf of the British state, but he did not budget for the
01:05costs of compensation.
01:09Today, for the very first time, we will provide specific funding to compensate those infected
01:16and those affected in full, with £11.8 billion in this Budget. And I am also today setting
01:26aside £1.8 billion to compensate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, a redress
01:33that is long overdue for the pain and injustice that they have suffered.