Contaminated Blood
Debate between Wayne David and Jackie Doyle-Price(7 years, 5 months ago)
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Jackie Doyle-Price
The speed at which the inquiry reports will be determined by the chairman, because it will be independent—that is the point. At the moment the Department of Health is leading on conversations, but the inquiry will be independent; it will not be run by the Department of Health.
Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)
Health is a devolved matter, so can the Minister give the House a commitment that there will be maximum co-operation with all the devolved institutions across the UK?
Jackie Doyle-Price
I can give the hon. Gentleman that commitment. I have already discussed this with the Welsh Minister. It is a UK-wide inquiry and health is a devolved matter, so obviously we will need to work closely to ensure that we all respond to what the inquiry finds.