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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Clinical trials

Inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee (Commons), 13 December 2012 to 18 November 2013. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 13 March 2013: Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chair of the Academy of Medical Sciences Regulation and Governance Review, Dr Keith Bragman, President, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, and Dr Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal
  • 22 April 2013: Dr Catherine Elliott, Director of Clinical Research Interests, Medical Research Council, Sharmila Nebhrajani, Chief Executive, Association of Medical Research Charities, Professor Peter Johnson, Chief Clinician, Cancer Research UK, and Nicola Perrin, Head of Policy, Wellcome Trust; Dr Bina Rawal, Director of Research, Medical and Innovation, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Dr James Shannon, Chief Medical Officer, GlaxoSmithKline, William M Burns, Member of the Board of Directors, Roche, and Dr Ben Goldacre, Wellcome Research Fellow in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • 15 May 2013: Professor Karol Sikora, Medical Director of Cancer Partners UK and Dean, University of Buckingham Medical School, and Simon Denegri, NIHR National Director for Public Participation and Engagement in Research and Chair, INVOLVE; Tracey Brown, Managing Director, Sense About Science, and Dr Helen Jamison, Deputy Director, Science Media Centre; Sir Kent Woods, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Dr Janet Wisely, Chief Executive, Health Research Authority, Bill Davidson, Acting Deputy Director and Head of Research Standards and Support, Department of Health, and Peter Knight, Deputy Director, Head of Research Information and Intelligence, Department of Health
  • 3 June 2013: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Rt Hon the Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality, Department of Health