HANSARDCommons01 Sept 20204 contributions

Medicine and Medical Device Safety

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)
LabourBolton South and Walkden
What steps he is taking to implement the recommendations in the July 2020 Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report.
Mr Speaker
SpeakerChorley
I call Yasmin Qureshi to ask her supplementary question.
Yasmin Qureshi [V]
LabourBolton South and Walkden
The Minister is aware that the Cumberlege review has clearly set out Government failure, with Primodos not being withdrawn and thousands of babies being born with severe deformities. Does she think it is acceptable to cite legal action, which has no bearing on the report’s findings, to continue to delay justice for the families? Will she meet me and the all-party parliamentary group to discuss a road map to implement the recommendations for all the three causes without further delay?
The Minister for Patient Safety, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (Ms Nadine Dorries)
ConservativeMid Bedfordshire
We welcomed the Cumberlege report and we are looking into the recommendations made, but the hon. Lady knows that, as a result of live litigation, I am not able to comment further.