Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial
Debate between Karin Smyth and Iqbal Mohamed(6 days, 20 hours ago)
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Karin Smyth
I am not going to give way; I am going to get through these points.
The safety and wellbeing of children and young people have always been the driving consideration in every decision we have made regarding this trial, and always will be. That is why the trial sponsor has paused recruiting until these issues can be resolved. There have been calls today to cancel the pause, to continue with the pause and to cancel the trial, but the position is that the trial is paused until the issues are resolved, because we will not compromise an inch on safety. The trial will proceed only if the regulatory approval is reconfirmed. We will provide an update on the outcome of those discussions as soon as we can.
David Mundell (in the Chair)
Order. I think the Minister has made it clear that she is not taking interventions.