Tony Summer's son Paul died, aged 44, in 2008 after contracting HIV and hepatitis C in his teens.
More than 3,000 people died after contracting HIV or hepatitis C via NHS treatments in the 1970s and '80s.
Mr Summers and his wife Pat, from Llantwit Major, in the Vale of Glamorgan, both gave evidence to the inquiry in Cardiff in 2019. "It would be good of the government to acknowledge what we and every other family have been put through all these years," Mr Summers said."Initially we were told there wasn't a problem. HIV was not a problem. Only to discover that it was a major problem".Mr Summers said he was hopeful the inquiry would deliver the closure many victims and their families still wanted, as well as a commitment to learn lessons."Yes, money is important.
Rachel McGuinness, from Bangor, in Gwynedd, lost her father, Christopher Thomas, after he was given infected blood.
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