Breast Implants Debate

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Trade Union Officials (Refund of Pay to Employers)
Wednesday 11th January 2012

(12 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Before I call Margot James, let me wish the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) a very happy birthday.

Margot James Portrait Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con)
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I commend the Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on conducting 517 breast implant operations in the decade before 2008 without the use of a single PIP implant.

What this furore has revealed to me is the existence of a growing private sector offering a vast array of cosmetic surgery that extends well beyond breast implants. I fear that the need for tighter regulation of the industry will prove widespread, and I therefore welcome the Government’s commitment to a review. Does my right hon. Friend expect to be able to charge the private sector for the costs of any additional regulation that the review group may deem necessary?

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