Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

We do not have a figure for medicines and medical devices specifically. As a nation, we have a go...

I recognise the Secretary of State’s support for innovative medical technology. I am interested i...

It is almost as though the hon. Gentleman has read my speech. That is the broad intent of that pa...

Is this not an example of how, having left the EU, we can now move at a much faster pace on a lot...

Yes, that is right. This Bill empowers us to be able to move faster. Essentially, it empowers the...

I do not recognise the Secretary of State’s description that it was not possible to inform NHS bo...

In some cases it was possible to share that information but not in all cases, and it will be poss...

We do not intend to divide the House on the Bill this evening. We understand the need for the Bil...

I am sure that this debate will continue in Committee, but for clarity, those delegated powers ex...

That is a welcome clarification, but I am sure the Secretary of State will agree that it is impor...

The hon. Gentleman’s point about “why?” is important. As a doctor, I know that things move on, an...

It has taken me some time, but let me welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place, particularly as a ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) and to speak i...

Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that young graduates with a degree or a PhD, technologists and ...

That is a significant concern. The Government have reduced the starting point in the immigration ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that all Members, on both sides of the House, still have a big job ...

That is an incredibly important point. We need confidence that when data is taken, it is secure, ...

My hon. Friend talks wisely about big data. Big data can be used to empower patients as individua...

That is a vital and well-made point. Data can empower the individual. They can have more detailed...

That might well be the case with gadgets, devices or new digital apps, but with new drugs, it is ...

I agree—the hon. Lady makes a good point. What I was saying relates more to devices than drugs. D...

The Bill is necessary because of Brexit, as the UK is losing the European Medicines Agency—one of...

I realise that this is a distinct area, but does the hon. Lady share my concern that sometimes th...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point. When we are trying to collaborate and get a group of 2...

I thank my hon. Friend for answering the extremely important points that have been raised. Does s...

That is an excellent point, which I will come on to shortly, and I absolutely agree with my hon. ...

The hon. Member refers to physicians and others and to the shortage of doctors, but is there not ...

In Scotland, we have had the community pharmacy system since 2005, which includes that, and the r...

I forgot to mention that I also believe pharmacies could play a role in diagnosing sight loss, gl...

In Scotland, we put a lot of effort into sweating the assets, if you like, within the community, ...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), who has made me feel rather no...

I recognise the fact that the hon. Gentleman is a GP. I declare an interest, in that I am a type ...

Absolutely, and I agree with the hon. Gentleman that that is exactly what a GP should be doing. H...

Does the hon. Gentleman therefore agree that it was completely wrong last year when the NHS in En...

The hon. Lady makes a good point. I have no problem with that, provided that those doing the test...

If the hon. Gentleman thinks that genomic testing for completely asymptomatic people without any ...

I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s point, but I would simply say that the NHS is going that way an...

This is a brave new world for medical science and for the NHS, and we should not let ideology get...

Absolutely, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing that out. As I said at the start of ...

It is a pleasure and a privilege to follow the hon. Members for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) an...

It is important that is put on the record. There was a question in the other place today on this ...

The China tribunal report was issued yesterday, and it clearly states that organ harvesting is be...

I welcome this Bill. It is crucial that we have an effective regulatory system in this country, s...

The Bill is, of course, necessary to ensure that, in the absence of the European regulations unde...

I totally agree with the hon. Lady about the concerns and, we hope, the opportunity to ensure tha...

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I agree that there is a concern about that. All f...

I must start by declaring an interest: before arriving in this place, I spent some nine years wor...

This has been an excellent debate—and we seem to have plenty of time left for winding up. I thank...

First, let me thank all hon. Members for their support in discussing this enabling legislation. I...

The provisions on veterinary medicines are essentially a straight lift from the human medicines p...

As the right hon. Gentleman knows, I am always happy to have a discussion to see whether any acco...

I should declare an interest as a veterinary surgeon. I want to bang the drum for part 2 of the B...

I am happy to give my hon. Friend the assurance that there will be that continuity. That is preci...

There are signs up in Chinese airports saying “Organ transplants this way” in English; there is a...

I thank the hon. Member for that intervention.

Let me point out to the shadow Secretary of ...