Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

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Thursday 9th July 2020

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Kennedy of Shaws Portrait Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Lab) [V]
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Does the Minister agree that this scandal is about something much deeper than damaging medicines and inadequate healthcare products? Just as the law for generations dismissed the experience of women who were abused and raped and gave little credibility to their testimonies, the medical profession too has to examine its own culture, which as this report shows—

Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown (Con)
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My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, has very bad connectivity at the moment. Can we come back to her later in the Question, if possible?

Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con)
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Yes. The next speaker is the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton.