FAILURE OF BREAST IMPLANTS

Early day motion 2573, tabled 10 January 2012 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House is alarmed at the inadequate protection of patients against faulty medical devices by Government andthe industry-funded Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; notes that evidence of failure in breast implants in the UK greatly understated the dangers revealed in the rest of Europe and the US; draws attention to reports that recalls of devices are rising but manufacturers continue to suppress information on device failures; and calls for a review that will ensure that UK patients have guarantees on the safety and efficacy of devices equivalent to that of patients in the US.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Liberal Democrat 1.