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Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

Debate on bills on Thursday, 14 January 2021, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bethell and Baroness Penn. The answering member was Baroness Thornton.
Lords report stage second day. Amendment 17 agreed to. Amendment 18 agreed to on division (312 to 249). Amendments 19, 22, 23, 25, 26 (new clause), 27 to 33, 35 to 38, 39 (new clause), 40 to 45, 47, 49 to 50, 54 to 62, 63 (new clause), 64, 70 to 77, 79 to 91, 92 to 93 (new clauses), 94 to 97 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 163).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

809 cc891-976 

Session

2019-21

Department

Department of Health and Social Care

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

Government defeats
New clauses
New schedules
Hybrid proceedings
Remote divisions

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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Proceeding contributions

Baroness Thornton | 809 c892 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

16: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—

Baroness Thornton | 809 c892 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment requires the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for tackling anti-...


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Baroness Penn | 809 c893 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we appear to have lost the connection to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, so I sugges...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c893 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I think I am back now. I apologise: I have no idea what happened then, but the trusty o...

Baroness Altmann | 809 cc893-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I apologise to the House because this is the first time I have spoken on this Bi...

Baroness Masham of Ilton | 809 c894 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am speaking on the telephone, as something went wrong with my iPad.

I support A...

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc894-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, on her comprehensive introduction, ex...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 809 cc895-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and I join her an...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc896-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is an interesting debate and I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Thornton. We kn...

Lord Naseby | 809 cc897-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest in that I am married to a retired general practitioner.

I c...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c898 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support this amendment to require

“the Secretary of State to publish a strategy...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc898-900 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, what a helpful and instructive debate, and I thank all noble Lords who were involved.

Baroness Thornton | 809 c900 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for that comprehensive answer. I particularly thank what I can describe only...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 809 c900 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 17. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Bethell | 809 c900 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

17: Clause 7, page 4, line 36, after “a” insert “relevant”

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Lord Bethell | 809 cc901-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 17 I will speak also to Amendments 19, 22, 23, 25, 35, 37, 38, 55, ...

Lord Patel | 809 cc902-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, before I address the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, I reciprocate by...

Lord Clement-Jones | 809 cc904-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I support and will speak to Amen...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc905-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and I welcome the ...

Lord Freyberg | 809 cc906-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was privileged to speak at some length about the provisions of this Bill in Grand Com...

Lord Lansley | 809 cc907-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, who has made some very cogent p...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 809 cc908-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend, who speaks with such great authority both as ...

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc909-910 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an interesting and well-informed debate, and I am quite reluctant to ente...

Lord Naseby | 809 c910 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Cumberlege, who has gone into great detail on the...

Baroness Jolly | 809 cc910-1 (Link to this contribution)

These amendments relate to the use of data and information sharing. The noble Baroness, Lady Thor...

Baroness Thornton | 809 cc911-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I will speak to the amendme...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc912-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we are enormously grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and the noble Lord, Lo...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

18: Clause 7, page 4, line 38, at end insert—

“( ) W...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move, and I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Lord Bethell | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

19: Clause 7, page 5, line 8, at end insert—

“(4A) Nothin...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

Does the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, wish to move Amendment 20, as an amendment to Amendment ...

Lord Clement-Jones | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

[Inaudible]—very much about informed consent, but, nevertheless, I will not move the amendment.

Lord Bethell | 809 c915 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

22: Clause 7, page 5, line 14, at end insert—

“(5A) This ...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc915-920 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

23: Clause 7, page 5, line 21, at end insert—

““patient i...

Lord Bethell | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

25: Clause 7, page 5, line 24, at end insert—

““relevant ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

Does the noble Lord, Lord Patel, wish to move Amendment 26?

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

Does the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, wish to move Amendment 27?

Baroness Thornton | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

I thought these amendments were part of the group that was passed on Tuesday?

Baroness Penn | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Baroness is correct that Amendment 27 is consequential to an amendment agreed on day 1 ...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

I think Amendment 26 is similar, possibly. We may need some guidance from the clerk. Was Amendmen...

Baroness Penn | 809 c920 (Link to this contribution)

My understanding is that Amendment 26 is also consequential to amendments passed on day 1 of Repo...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

I will go back to Amendment 26. Does the noble Lord, Lord Patel, wish to move Amendment 26?

Lord Patel | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

I do not wish to move the amendment.

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Does the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, wish to move that amendment?

Baroness Thornton | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

26: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—

Baroness Thornton | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

27: Clause 9, page 6, line 21, at end insert “for a period...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

28: Clause 9, page 6, line 21, at end insert—

“( ) Regu...

Lord Bethell | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

29: Clause 9, page 6, line 22, leave out from beginning to “pro...

Lord Bethell | 809 c921 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

33: Clause 9, page 6, line 33, at end insert—

“(3A) Where...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc921-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

35: Clause 12, page 8, line 19, after “a” insert “relevant”

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Baroness Thornton | 809 c923 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

36: Clause 12, page 8, line 21, at end insert—

“( ) ...

Lord Bethell | 809 c923 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

37: Clause 12, page 8, line 39, at end insert—

“(5A) This...

Lord Patel | 809 cc923-4 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Patel

39: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—

“Requ...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c924 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

40: Clause 14, page 9, line 32, at end insert “for a perio...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c924 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

41: Clause 14, page 9, line 32, at end insert—

“( ) Reg...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c924 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I should inform the House that, if Amendment 45 is agreed to, I shall not be able to ca...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc924-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

42: Clause 14, page 9, line 33, leave out subsection (2) and in...

Lord Bethell | 809 c925 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

47: Clause 14, page 9, line 40, at end insert—

“(4) Where...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c925 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

49: Clause 18, page 11, line 40, at end insert—

“( ) Re...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 cc925-6 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 50. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Bethell | 809 c926 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

50: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—

“Ad...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc926-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 50, I shall speak also to Amendments 64 and 96. We have spoken exte...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 c928 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

51: After Clause 18, in subsection (1), leave out “may” and...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 cc928-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for moving Amendment 50 enabling regulations to be made to establi...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc929-930 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am glad to be able to take part in this debate, which allows the House to have a prel...

Lord Lansley | 809 cc930-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, who asked some relevan...

Baroness Masham of Ilton | 809 c931 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. I support Amendments 51 to 53 beca...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 809 cc931-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Masham, and earlier speakers in welco...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c932 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we support these amendments from the Government and from the noble Baroness, Lady Thorn...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc932-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am enormously thankful for that constructive debate. This change to the Devices Exper...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 c933 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his response and all noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have taken par...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc933-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

54: Before Schedule 1, insert the following new Schedule—

Lord Bethell | 809 c935 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

55: Clause 37, page 22, line 1, after “a” insert “relevant”

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Baroness Wheeler | 809 cc935-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

57: Clause 37, page 22, line 3, at end insert—

“( ) W...

Lord Bethell | 809 c936 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

58: Clause 37, page 22, line 4, leave out “But”

Member’s ...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 809 c936 (Link to this contribution)

Does the noble Lord, Lord Patel, wish to move to move his Amendment 63? Lord Patel? We cannot hea...

Baroness Penn | 809 c937 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord may wish to know that the amendment is consequential on an amendment passed earlie...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 c937 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

63: After Clause 39, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Bethell | 809 cc937-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

64: Schedule 2, page 39, line 39, at end insert—

“(2A) In...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 809 c938 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to Amendment 66. I remind noble Lords that Members other than the mover and the Minis...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 c938 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

66: After Clause 40, insert the following new Claus...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc938-940 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, before I start, perhaps I may make the point to the clerks that the noble Baroness, Lad...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 809 c941 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare that I am vice chair of the NICE review committee. Amendment 66, moved by the...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 809 cc941-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and speak on this group of am...

Baroness Masham of Ilton | 809 c942 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Finlay of Llandaff for alerting me to the fact th...

Lord Lansley | 809 cc942-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of King’s Heath, for his amendment and ...

Baroness Jolly | 809 cc944-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these amendments relate to NHS access to medical devices, and Amendment 46 from the nob...

Baroness Thornton | 809 c945 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, is quite right: two of our health big thinkers have laid out the ...

Baroness Penn | 809 cc945-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I know the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has a long-term interest in and commitm...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc948-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wanted to stimulate a debate on the NICE review and it certainly succeeded, because w...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 809 c949 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 67. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 c949 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

67: After Clause 40, insert the following new Claus...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc949-951 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to come back to the debate on clinical negligence and the recommendation made by...

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc951-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. His determination is awe-inspiring. I am so p...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 809 cc952-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is again my great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and the no...

Lord Lansley | 809 c954 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and prior to...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c955 (Link to this contribution)

This amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, supported by the noble Baronesses, ...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc955-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, raises matters in Amendment 67 that he raised...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc956-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again, this has been an interesting debate. As was said by the noble Baroness, Lady Cum...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 809 c957 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 68. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc957-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Cumberlege

68: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc958-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is interesting that these two amendments reflect each other, but I wanted them to be...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 809 c959 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall be brief, since I am following the powerful case put by the noble Baroness, Lad...

Lord O'Shaughnessy | 809 cc959-960 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a privilege to be able to support and put my name to the amendment in the name of...

Baroness Jolly | 809 cc960-1 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 68, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, requires the Secretary of State...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 c961 (Link to this contribution)

I very much agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, that this afternoon we have given a powerf...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc961-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, what a moving and heartrending set of speeches on a very important amendment, which I t...

Baroness Cumberlege | 809 cc963-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am so grateful to noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It has been quite s...

Baroness Barker | 809 c964 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 69. I remind noble Lords that Members...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 cc964-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

69: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—

Baroness Wheeler | 809 cc965-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am moving the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Thornton, which revisits ...

Lord Patel | 809 cc966-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, from the outset it has been clear that there was a potential for regulatory divergence ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 809 cc967-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel.

What does one say to...

Baroness Jolly | 809 c968 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the amendments in this group relate to reporting requirements and consultation. The nob...

Baroness Penn | 809 cc968-970 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now turn to the way in which reports are prepared and made on the exercise of the re...

Baroness Wheeler | 809 cc970-1 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for her response. I shall not go into details now, but we know that there wi...

Lord Bethell | 809 c971 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

70: Clause 41, page 25, line 43, at end insert—

“(1) This...

Lord Bethell | 809 c971 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

72: Clause 43, page 26, line 13, after “Part” insert “A1,”

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Lord Bethell | 809 cc971-2 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

75: Clause 44, page 26, line 43, leave out “Secretary of State ...

Lord Bethell | 809 cc972-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

79: Clause 44, page 27, line 3, leave out “Secretary of State” ...

Lord Bethell | 809 c973 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

86: Clause 45, page 27, line 16, after “Part” insert “A1,”

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Baroness Jolly | 809 c973 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

88: Clause 45, page 27, line 39, column 2, leave out paragrap...

Lord Bethell | 809 c973 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

91: Clause 45, page 28, line 12, after “Part” insert “A1,”

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Baroness Jolly | 809 cc973-4 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

92: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause—

“...

Lord Bethell | 809 c975 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

94: Clause 47, page 30, line 2, at end insert—

“(ba) sect...

Lord Bethell | 809 c976 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bethell

97: In the Title, line 1, at beginning insert “Make provision a...

Subjects

Disclosure of information
Compensation
Data protection
Cost effectiveness
Drugs
Innovation
NHS
Patients
Northern Ireland
Medical records
Negligence
Medical equipment
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Treaties
Regulation
Safety
Vaccination
Veterinary services
Social media
Pregnancy tests
Sodium valproate
Surgical mesh implants
Disinformation
Voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access
Sunset clauses
Devices Expert Advisory Committee

Legislation

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2019-21

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