Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) If we want to go into the details of the great Sunday Times investigation campaign on thalidomide, I - Speech Link
2: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) it.I want to ask about suspicionless stop and search—no one has said anything about it—which corrodes trust - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) If we want to go into the details of the great Sunday Times investigation campaign on thalidomide, I - Speech Link
2: Rupa Huq (LAB - Ealing Central and Acton) it.I want to ask about suspicionless stop and search—no one has said anything about it—which corrodes trust - Speech Link
Written Evidence Mar. 29 2022
Inquiry: Roll out of the COVID:19 vaccine programmeFound: may increase the credibility of the vaccines in the publics™ minds and alleviate concerns.2Lack of trust
Mentions:
1: Nadhim Zahawi (CON - Stratford-on-Avon) performance had become entrenched, by 2030 we want all schools either to be in a strong multi-academy trust - Speech Link
2: David Evennett (CON - Bexleyheath and Crayford) Is he aware that in my area the strong Odyssey Trust for Education, which runs the successful Townley - Speech Link
3: David Evennett (CON - Bexleyheath and Crayford) It is part of the London South East Academies trust, and is another example of working together. - Speech Link
4: Danny Kruger (CON - Devizes) We should invest in it and trust in it. - Speech Link
5: Cat Smith (LAB - Lancaster and Fleetwood) case that for victims of sodium valproate we need a redress scheme, similar to that for victims of thalidomide - Speech Link
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support its 2022-23 Budget will provide to those affected by thalidomide.
Answered by Yousaf, Humza - First Minister
Following a successful three year pilot, in 2013 the four nations agreed to a 10 year grant to support those affected by the thalidomide drug. Over the last nine years the Scottish Government has issued a total of £11.512 million to the Thalidomide Trust, for distribution to Scottish survivors. A further £1.636 Million is projected for the final year (2022-23), bringing total funding to £13.15 million.
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue it received in each of the last five years from the UK Government to provide services for people affected by thalidomide.
Answered by Yousaf, Humza - First Minister
Following a successful three year pilot, in 2013 the four nations agreed to a 10 year grant to support those affected by the thalidomide drug. Over the last nine years the Scottish Government has issued a total of £11.512 million to the Thalidomide Trust, for distribution to Scottish survivors. A further £1.636 Million is projected for the final year (2022-23), bringing total funding to £13.15 million.
The Scottish Government receives annual funding from the UK Government as part of the Barnett consequentials, however no funding is specifically ‘ring fenced’ for Thalidomide.
Breakdown of Funding:
Year | Funds received (£) |
2013 | 1,320,000 |
2014 | 1,321,000 |
2015 | 1,321,000 |
2016 | 1,374,000 |
2017 | 914,000 |
2018 | 1,259000 |
2019 | 1,268,000 |
2020 | 1,336,000 |
2021 | 1,399,000 |
Total | 11,512,000 |
Written Evidence Mar. 31 2022
Inquiry: BBC future fundingFound: They trust it because of its reputation and long expertise in impartial reporting which dates back to
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to Question 35525 tabled on 19 July 2021 on the outcome of discussions with the Thalidomide Trust regarding support for ongoing health needs beyond 2022-23.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 30 July to Question 35525.
Mentions:
1: Jeff Smith (LAB - Manchester, Withington) Thalidomide went through all the randomised controlled trials. - Speech Link
2: Sally-Ann Hart (CON - Hastings and Rye) People trust it. We trust the NHS. - Speech Link
3: Jane Hunt (CON - Loughborough) Is this more about trust? - Speech Link
4: Kieran Mullan (CON - Crewe and Nantwich) People will have heard about the thalidomide scandal. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Cumberlege (CON - Life peer) Thalidomide did not lead to an avalanche of other groups requiring help. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Walmsley (LDEM - Life peer) I trust Parliament, and I do not think it should be—as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, pointed - Speech Link