Brexit: Import of Radioisotopes

Debate between Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan and Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

Thursday 7th March 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford]

I thank my noble friend for that helpful question. I assure him that both the Christie and UCL proton beam programmes are well under way, and we can be proud of our world-leading programmes in cancer proton beam therapy. I cannot give him an exact progress update on that, so I shall write to him on it. However, he is absolutely right that we must make sure that we progress those programmes, as well as ensuring that our supply of imported radioisotopes remains protected during the Brexit period.

[Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Lab)]

My Lords—