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1086350

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date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will expand the scope of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review to include matters relating to hernia mesh operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review was set up to examine whether the processes pursued when safety concerns were raised by patients, their families, and others were sufficient in relation to primodos, sodium valproate and vaginal mesh.</p><p>The Review is independent of Government and its Terms of Reference and ongoing scope are a matter for Baroness Cumberlege as Chair of the Review. The Department expects that the conclusions of the Review will contain lessons for organisations across the health system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/03/2019 14:20:13 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1086351

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce guidance on hernia mesh operations which covers all the types of hernia that are treated by surgeons.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no current plans to ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on this topic. However, NHS England is now the lead commissioner of NICE clinical guidelines, and would be responsible for deciding whether this is a priority for NICE guidance.</p><p>NICE has published guidance on laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair, which makes reference to open mesh operations. NICE has also published a MedTech Innovation briefing on the PolySoft hernia patch used with the ONSTEP technique to treat inguinal hernias.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/03/2019 14:19:20 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1086352

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of NHS Digital statistics on the number of patients adversely affected by hernia mesh operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital does not hold statistics on the number of patients adversely affected by hernia mesh operations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/03/2019 16:03:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1086354

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commission research on the number of patients who have been adversely affected by hernia mesh operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>In February 2018, the Government announced the establishment of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review, led by Baroness Cumberlege. The Review is evaluating what happened in each of the cases of primodos, sodium valproate and surgical mesh, including whether the processes pursued to date have been sufficient and satisfactory. The Review will make recommendations for future change to the United Kingdom healthcare system which the Government will consider in full.</p><p>At this time, there is no specific intention to develop a separate national registry of patients who have received mesh hernia repair treatments. The Government remains committed to driving system and regulatory change where required in the interests of patient safety. Recent Parliamentary debates have considered the scope of the IMMDS Review and the wider issues of safety and innovation within medical devices regulation and their use.</p><p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including hernia repair; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions.</p><p>The Government is committed to making additional improvements to the system of medical device regulation including in response to the IMMDS Safety Review once it has reported.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL14392 question first answered 25/03/2019 16:06:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1086356

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have received that surgeons in England continue to maintain their skills in non-mesh hernia repair treatments.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Hernias are some of the most common operations carried out in the National Health Service. Consultant general surgeons are fully trained to perform these operations and are expected to follow National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance when discussing appropriate procedures for individual patients. Surgeons are expected to maintain their skills and to review the outcomes of their treatments to confirm their competence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/03/2019 14:14:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1083413

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Human Remains: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the Human Tissue Authority to address concerns about the level of proof of (1) consent, (2) identity, and (3) death, available in relation to cadavers imported from other countries for commercial display.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions with the Human Tissue Authority about concerns around bodies imported for display.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 19/03/2019 16:13:40 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1083414

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Transplant Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence presented in the report by David Kilgour, David Matas and Ethan Gutmann  Bloody Harvest / the Slaughter: An update, published on 22 June 2016; and whether they have made any representations to the government of China about that evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted.</p><p>We consider the Kilgour, Gutmann and Matas report to be important sources of information about China’s organ transplant system. These reports rightly question the lack of transparency in China’s organ transplant system, whilst acknowledging that it is very difficult to identify the source of those organs and verify the number of organ transplants conducted in China.</p><p>However, as the Minister for Europe and the Americas said in a Westminster Hall debate in October 2016: “Although I do not doubt the need to maintain close scrutiny of organ transplant practices in China, we believe that the evidence base is not sufficiently strong to substantiate claims about the systematic harvesting of organs from minority groups. Indeed, based on all the evidence available to us, we cannot conclude that this practice of “organ harvesting” is definitely happening in China.”</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) collates global data on organ donations and works with China. The WHO view is that China is implementing an ethical, voluntary organ transplant system in accordance with international standards, although the WHO does have concerns about overall transparency.</p><p>We will continue to review any new evidence that is presented to us.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2019 16:21:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1083415

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Falun Gong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to international partners in relation to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China who have been subjected to torture, mass imprisonment, and forced organ extraction.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports claiming that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted.</p><p>We consider the Kilgour, Gutmann and Matas report to be important sources of information about China’s organ transplant system. These reports rightly question the lack of transparency in China’s organ transplant system, whilst acknowledging that it is very difficult to identify the source of those organs and verify the number of organ transplants conducted in China.</p><p>However, as the Minister for Europe and the Americas said in a Westminster Hall debate in October 2016: “Although I do not doubt the need to maintain close scrutiny of organ transplant practices in China, we believe that the evidence base is not sufficiently strong to substantiate claims about the systematic harvesting of organs from minority groups. Indeed, based on all the evidence available to us, we cannot conclude that this practice of “organ harvesting” is definitely happening in China.”</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) collates global data on organ donations and works with China. The WHO view is that China is implementing an ethical, voluntary organ transplant system in accordance with international standards, although the WHO does have concerns about overall transparency.</p><p>We will continue to review any new evidence that is presented to us.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2019 15:51:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1083416

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any investigations into the allegations of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted.</p><p>We consider the Kilgour, Gutmann and Matas report to be important sources of information about China’s organ transplant system. These reports rightly question the lack of transparency in China’s organ transplant system, whilst acknowledging that it is very difficult to identify the source of those organs and verify the number of organ transplants conducted in China.</p><p>However, as the Minister for Europe and the Americas said in a Westminster Hall debate in October 2016: “Although I do not doubt the need to maintain close scrutiny of organ transplant practices in China, we believe that the evidence base is not sufficiently strong to substantiate claims about the systematic harvesting of organs from minority groups. Indeed, based on all the evidence available to us, we cannot conclude that this practice of “organ harvesting” is definitely happening in China.”</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) collates global data on organ donations and works with China. The WHO view is that China is implementing an ethical, voluntary organ transplant system in accordance with international standards, although the WHO does have concerns about overall transparency.</p><p>We will continue to review any new evidence that is presented to us.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2019 16:19:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1082417

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Human Remains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any investigations into the origin of the plastinated bodies from China exhibited in the Real Bodies exhibition displayed in Birmingham in 2018; if so, whether they were satisfied with the documentation presented to them; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is aware of the technique to plastinate human bodies exported from China for exhibition and for medical research. We have not made inquiries with the Chinese or other governments on this matter but continue to monitor media coverage.</p><p>In the case of the exhibition in Birmingham, the UK Human Tissue Authority ensured that it met licensing standards, and licensed the exhibition in line with the law. We have no evidence to suggest that the exhibition contained the cadavers of political or other prisoners from China.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2019 11:26:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath