Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

I thank my noble friend for addressing the point about therapeutic use, but I think I am slightly...

I would be happy to conduct that follow-up.

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

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My Lords, in many ways this group of amendments is at the heart of the Bill. The Minister will kn...

My Lords, I support the two amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Thornton. I have also ...

I call the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey.

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Could the noble Lord please unmute his microphone?

Can you hear me now? Yes? Good. Noble Lords will be relieved to hear that I will not start again....

My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, because he made some important points...

My Lords, I shall speak in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, ...

My Lords, I support Amendment 38, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, to which I ha...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, succinctly set out what we all know: post Bre...

The noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, got to the heart of this when she said that these discussions ...

My Lords, Amendment 3 makes clear the desirability of alignment with the EMA and the EU clinical ...

My Lords, I support this group of amendments, especially Amendment 22, but I first congratulate t...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 125 in the name of my noble friend Lady Jolly. Like other ame...

It was almost inevitable, looking at the amendments that were coming up and knowing the people wh...

My Lords, as the Minister for Innovation, I am very keen on the UK’s continued leadership in this...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Patel.

My Lords, the Minister referred to the large number of trials that are started in the United King...

My Lords, I will be happy to write to the noble Lord with the precise figures for phase 3 trials....

Responding to the very last thing that the Minister said, he will have to tell us what those othe...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 4. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

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I have added my name to Amendments 4, 52 and 69, which would remove the provision for criminal of...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 42 and 63, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton...

My Lords, we strongly support Amendments 4, 42, 52 and 92 in this group.

The proposal in th...

My Lords, I very much support what the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, has just said. In so doing, I su...

My Lords, I just want to add to what my noble friend Lord Sharkey said. This is a matter of princ...

I do not think that I need to say much in response to the remarks that were, I think, unanimous i...

My Lords, it is perhaps appropriate if I begin by speaking to the government amendments—Amendment...

I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of K...

I first thank my noble friend Lady Thornton for her words in support of the amendment and the nob...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 6. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Lord Sharkey

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My Lords, Amendment 6 deals with human medicines. Amendments 53, 71 and 98 in the group make the ...

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and everything he has said in moving Amendment ...

My Lords, Amendments 137 and 138 in this group are in my name. They have partly been answered by ...

I speak in support of these amendments in the names of my noble friend Lord Sharkey and other emi...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for his comprehensive introduction to this group ...

My Lords, I will begin by speaking to government Amendment 133 on behalf of my noble friend Lord ...

My Lords, I have received one request to speak after the Minister. I call the noble Lord, Lord Pa...

I thank the Minister most sincerely for her extensive response. I understand some of the points s...

I call the Minister to respond to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Patel.

My Lords, I believe that the noble Lord’s comments reflect the themes that we are discussing thro...

Finally, I call the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, to respond to the debate on his amendment.

I am grateful for the support of the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Joll...

Moved by

Lord Bethell

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We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 8. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

May I ask for some clarification? Normally in Committee—under normal life, as it were—we would no...

Weighty matters of this nature are dealt with by the usual channels; the Government Whip will res...

My Lords, I understand that the need to rise at a set time is part of the needs of the hybrid Hou...

I have to register my objection to that. If we want a proper debate, this is not just about peopl...

My Lords, we would not have a second opening speech. If the noble Baroness has strong objections,...

I think we should. This is an important debate and we need it as a whole debate. I would be very ...

That concludes the work of the Committee this afternoon. The Committee stands adjourned. I remind...